Just loved this name Châteauneuf du Pape
It is the ancient town on a hill 20km south of Orange and a particular wine.
Translates as “the house of the Pope”.
I stumbled on this place when we were looking for places visit while we were planning the trip.
It was funny after we had booked when we were in Sydney at Christmas time we found this distinct wine on 2 restaurants wine lists.
The driveway leading to the château was long and boarded by pines.
Again that rocky ground where the grapes are growing, once their roots get down thought the rock they can reach some 60 feet into the rich soils, unlike some other areas where the vine are replanted every 20 to 30 years here the vine can live till 150 years.
So let’s get tasting.
This red wine is made appellation standard which means it i a blended wine following strict percentages. Grenache 70%, Syrah 10%, Mourvedre 5-7% and the balance of up to 13 varieties can be tweaked by the wine maker at that point, so not much room to go wild!
And the winner is … so now we have a bottle …
But as France it is not a BYO sort of place! we will tuck this away in our suitcase for a rainy day with a beefy dinner.
Châteauneuf du Pape is a big and complex wine 💚💜
that we both loved.
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