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2014 Domaine Pierre Usseglio et Fils Chateauneuf-du-Pape Half Bottle 375ml, Rhone

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Brilliant ruby-red. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, potpourri and licorice, carrying a smoky mineral overtone. Sappy and broad on the palate, offering juicy black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that put on weight with air. Shows very good breadth on the persistent finish, which features intense red fruit liqueur and floral pastille elements and harmonious, rounded tannins.

90-92 points Josh Raynolds vinous.com February 2016

Only a single Châteauneuf was made here in 2013 because, as elsewhere, "the Grenache crop was so small," Thierry Usseglio told me. He felt that it made more sense to make “a single, excellent wine" than to struggle to make a little bit of Mon Aïeul and Reserve des Trois Frères that few people would ever get to try. "Making sure the classique is as good as possible is always the priority because that's the wine that most people associate with your name," Thierry added.


The base 2014 Châteauneuf du Pape is the normal blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 5% each of Mourvèdre and Cinsault, aged mostly in tank. It’s a charming, forward, medium-bodied effort that has beautiful sweetness in its black raspberry and framboise fruit, Asian spice and garrigue aromas and flavors. It’s already drinking great, and there’s no need to hold off, but these charming, balanced wines have a way of evolving gracefully, and I suspect this will still offer pleasure at age ten.

90 points Jeb Dunnuck robertparker.com

This was another sensational tasting with brothers Jean-Pierre and Thierry Usseglio, and this estate has been on a hot streak over the past two decades, rarely putting a foot wrong, even in more challenging vintages. In addition to the Châteauneuf du Papes, the Côtes du Rhône, Lirac and Vin de France cuvées are terrific values well worth seeking out. In addition to the normal releases, Thierry loves to do single barrel selections, both for fun and for the education as well. In 2015, he separated a barrel each of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre, and then also blended a single barrel of equal parts of each variety. There’s only a barrel of each, and I doubt they’ll ever hit the market, so I’ll keep the notes short, but it was a thrilling exercise to taste through the individual varieties, then finish with the blended barrel.


 

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Product/Service Sold Out No
En Primeur No
New Arrivals No
Wine Type Red Wine
Wine Style Traditional
Country France
Region Rhone Valley, Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Varietals Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre
Vintage 2014
Bottle Size 375ml
Wine Points 90-92
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