Domaine SAINT SIFFREIN Châteauneuf du Pape Red 2021
Harmonious and elegant wine with soft tannins, true to its terroir.
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault.
Matured for 1 year in large oak vats.
The vintage
2020: a round and balanced vintage
Location
The Domaine is situated in the area of the CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE Appellation.
Terroir
The terroir is clavey-chalky with large rounded sun-warmed stones, which diffuse a gentle, providential heat that helps the grapes to mature.
In the vineyard
For 40 years, we cultivate the vineyard with agriculture in an environmental friendly way.
The yield is low : 35 hl/ha.
The grapes are harvested by hand with a selection of the best grapes.
Winemaking
The grapes are partial destemmed, slighty crushed and placed in a fermentation concrete tank. Long vatting time at controlled temperature from 25 days, with pumping-over to obtain a reasoned extraction of tannins.
Ageing
Maturing is done during 12 months on oak casks (45 hl) for 75 % and in tanks for 25%.
It's bottled at the Domaine.
Varietals
Grenache noir : 55%
Mourvèdre : 20%
Syrah : 20%
Cinsault : 5%
Specifications
Alcohol content : 15 % vol.
Yield : 25 hL/ha
Age of vines : 50 years old
Aging in barrels : 12 month
Contains sulphites.
Serving
Serve at 16-18° C temperature.
Ageing potential
10 to 15 years
Visual appearance
A beautiful deep ruby red color
At nose
Complex of black fruits with hints of garrigue.
On the palate
Fleshy and complex with a beautiful structure with melted tannins that coat the mid-palate. The finish is long with aromas of black fruits.
Food pairings
Serve with red meats and game.
Classic food and wine pairings
Cheese, French cuisine, Red meat
Reviews
91/100
"Distinctly spicy berry fruits. Savoury but generous, deep and complex already. The acidity is deep set, well balanced, tannins quite dry and serious, grippy. A fairly powerful wine for the vintage that will take a few years to show its best. Likely to offer good value. Partly destemmed, fermented in concrete, aged in foudres and stainless steel."
Decanter, Matt WALLS
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concours des Vins d ORANGE 2022
92/100
"The 2021 Châteauneuf du Pape has a classic, old school vibe in its darker cherry and berry fruits as well as peppery herbs, garrigue and leathery aromas and flavors. With medium-bodied richness on the palate, it brings solid structure and tannic grip, yet the balance is solid, it has good freshness, and a great finish. "
Jeb Dunnuck, Jeb DUNNUCK
91/100
"Minty, earthy, red fruits and garrigue fill the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, round, sweet, mildly spicy and fruity on the palate with an elegant wave of sweet, ripe, red fruits in the finish. " [+]
The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff LEVE
