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2010 CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Tradition Domaine Jean Royer, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE

2010 Tradition Domaine Jean Royer

Grapes Grenache, Syrah
Colour Red
Origin France, Rhône
District Southern Rhône
Village Châteauneuf du Pape
ABV 14.5%

Bright, and astonishly fresh. Quite a cool feel (really) and then it fills out nicely. Lovely layered complexity of ripe fruit and bosky notes, but above all it is its frank openness of expression which appeals. Juicy. 80% Grenache, with 5% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre, and 5% old Cinsault vines from his parcel in the Crau. L&S (May 2012)


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Jean-Marie Royer is an under-the-radar producer who consistently fashions beautiful wines dominated by Grenache and largely aged in cement tanks with about 20% aged in barriques and foudres. The traditional cuvee is typically a blend of 73% Grenache and 27% Syrah.Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Jan 2012)

Terroir : Grandes Serres, Marines, Bois de la ville, La Crau (cinsault). Culture : lutte raisonnée, travail du sol traditionnel (en fonction du calendrier lunaire). Vendanges en vert, effeuillage. Cépages : 75 % grenaches, 15 % syrah, 5 % mourvèdre, 5 % cinsault. Rendement : environ 30 HL par hectare. Vendanges : manuelles, en caissettes de 15 Kg. Tri sur parcelle, plus tri sélectif rigoureux sur table à la cave. Vinification : séparation systématique des terroirs, âge des vignes et des cépages. Macération en cuve béton ou acier émaillé traditionnelles. Raisins éraflés. Remontages et délestages, contrôle des températures, durée de cuvaison optimale, séparation automatique des vins de gouttes et des vins de presses. Élevage : environ 2/3 en cuve et 1/3 en ½ Muid. Mise en bouteille : selon calendrier lunaire. Production : 8 000 cols.Winemaker's notes (Dec 2011)

Domaine Jean Royer

Jean-Marie Royer inherited his vines in 1985 and set about improving the grape varietal mix and the vinification from then. Since more than half of the domaine is in unclassified ('Vin de Table') or 'Côtes du Rhône, he has developed a marque 'Le Petit Roy' sold as Vin de Table' for everything that does not make it into the Châteauneuf cuvées. The Petit Roy has always been a big hit in the shops ever since first joining our list.

His Châteauneufs are just gorgeous and offer refreshingly fantastic value for money. He has undoubtedly been much helped his close friend, the late star oenologist Philippe Cambié, who he went to school with and also played rugby with for many years. Cambié was more famous for a full-on rather extracted style, but Jean-Marie imposed his own, fresher, brighter style on all his wines which are crunchy and well-defined, helping cement these elegant expressions of Grenache as some of the finest from Châteauneuf.

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