2017 | Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils | Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Mon Aieul 12L

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Red Wine: 2017 | Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils | Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Mon Aieul 12L

Brilliant ruby-red. An expansive, spice-accented bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, incense and potpourri, and a smoky mineral element adds urgency. Juicy, seamless and appealingly sweet, offering concentrated raspberry, boysenberry and floral pastille flavors.

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Producer: Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils

Ratings: WS | 96 JD | 97

Vintage: 2017

Size: 12L

ABV: 15.5%

Varietal: Grenache

Country/Region: France, Southern Rhone

Brilliant ruby-red. An expansive, spice-accented bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, incense and potpourri, and a smoky mineral element adds urgency. Juicy, seamless and appealingly sweet, offering concentrated raspberry, boysenberry and floral pastille flavors.

Reviews:

• Wine Spectator: This is lush and inviting in feel, with waves of warmed raspberry reduction taking center stage, while plum paste and cherry skin notes add range. Underneath the fruit, notes of anise, red and black tea and gently mulled spice notes course along, all supported by perfectly embedded acidity.

• Jeb Dunnuck: It’s an extraordinary wine, offering a mammoth bouquet of kirsch liqueur, black raspberries, ground pepper, white flowers, and spice. Full-bodied, concentrated, and opulent on the palate, with silky tannins.

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.