Domaine de la Côte de l'Ange Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022
by Domaine de la Côte de l'Ange
- Grape variety
- Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
- Region
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France
- Style
- red
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Vintage
- 2022
Price: CHF 39 In stock
About this wine
Founded in 1972 by Jean-Claude Mestre and Monique Jeune and run today by their daughter Corinne with her sons Jules and Louis, Côte de l'Ange works 13.5 hectares in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, eleven of them devoted to this cuvée across seven separate plots. The blend is classic Southern Rhône — 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre — from forty-year-old vines on the appellation's signature mix of sandy soils, large rounded galets and red clay subsoil. Yields are kept low at 30 hl/ha, the mistral wind dries and protects the fruit under one of the driest skies in the southern Rhône, and the galets store the day's heat to release it overnight. Hand-harvested, fully destemmed, half the wine ages twelve months in old casks. A complete, generous Châteauneuf at a remarkably honest price.
Tasting notes
Beautiful dark garnet with reflections that unfold slowly in the glass. The nose opens on dried flowers and red-fruit compote, then drifts into smoky wild spice — black pepper, cinnamon — and fruit-in-brandy depth. The palate is full but supple, soft and well-structured, with a long finish carrying notes of game and liquorice. Southern Rhône in full voice.
Food pairings
Slow-braised lamb shoulder, Game and wild boar stew, Aged hard cheeses, Daube provençale
Best for
A long Sunday lunch
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