2016 | Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils | Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Mon Aieul (Double Magnum)

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Red Wine: 2016 | Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils | Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Mon Aieul (Double Magnum)

Voluptuous and penetrating, this pure Grenache bottling offers breathtaking freshness for such a rich wine. Blackberry and plum flavors are ripe but edged by cooling minerals and heady tones of garrigue, allspice and charcuterie. It’s a rich, mouthcoating wine wrapped in fine, chalky tannins.

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Producer: Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils

Ratings: WE | 99 JD | 100

Vintage: 2016

Size: 3L

ABV: 15%

Varietal: Grenache

Country/Region: France, Southern Rhone

Voluptuous and penetrating, this pure Grenache bottling offers breathtaking freshness for such a rich wine. Blackberry and plum flavors are ripe but edged by cooling minerals and heady tones of garrigue, allspice and charcuterie. It’s a rich, mouthcoating wine wrapped in fine, chalky tannins.

Reviews:

• Wine Enthusiast: Voluptuous and penetrating, this pure Grenache bottling offers breathtaking freshness for such a rich wine. Blackberry and plum flavors are ripe but edged by cooling minerals and heady tones of garrigue, allspice and charcuterie. It’s a rich, mouthcoating wine wrapped in fine, chalky tannins.

• Jeb Dunnuck: Getting more than one exclamation in the notes, the 2016 Chteauneuf-du-Pape Cuve de Mon Aeul is a deep, rich yet vibrant red that offers a kaleidoscope of kirsch liqueur, garrigue, crushed flowers, Asian spices, and cured meats.

Producer Information

Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils is a leading wine estate in the Chteauneuf-du-Pape region. It is known for its robust, full-bodied and richly textured wines made predominantly from Grenache. The company dates back to 1948 when Italian immigrant Francis Usseglio bought 8 hectares (20 acres) in Chteauneuf-du-Pape, with the first wine under his own label appearing a year later. His son Pierre later greatly extended the holdings, and today the domaine is managed by Pierre’s sons Jean-Pierre and Thierry. The estate has around 26 hectares (64 acres) of Chteauneuf vineyards including one hectare of Chteaneuf-du-Pape blanc (white) spread over numerous different parcels in the La Crau, Serres and la Bedine subzones, with a large proportion of vines over 65 years old. Other vineyard holdings include six hectares in Lirac (red), six hectares of Ctes du Rhne and two hectares classified as Vin de France. Pierre Usseglio makes four red Chteauneuf-du-Pape wines. The generic wine, also referred to as the Cuve Tradition, is made of 80 percent Grenache and aged in barrels and vats for 12 months. The Cuve de Mon Aeul is 100 percent Grenache from selected vineyard parcels, while the Rserve des 2 Frres is blended from different parcels of finished wines. In some years, neither of these wines are made. The rarest red is is the Not for You! cuve, another varietal Grenache made in the very best years from vines no younger than 95 years old. A single barrel is selected after tastings and aged for 36 months, making just 300 bottles of wine. There have been several one-off releases over the years.