CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE
2013 Prestige Domaine Jean Royer
Grapes | Grenache |
Colour | Red |
Origin | France, Rhône |
District | Southern Rhône |
Village | Châteauneuf du Pape |
ABV | 15% |
Like in 2014, the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Prestige has a darker edge to its fruit and exhibits classic notes of wild strawberries, spring flowers, licorice and a hint of mint. Made from 95% Grenache and 5% Syrah that was raised mostly in barrel (all old I believe), it has medium-bodied richness, fine tannin and a great texture. It too will drink nicely through 2023. Drinking range: 2015 - 2023 Rating: 91 Jeb Dunnuck - www.robertparker.com (Oct 2016)
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Deep red. Darker in profile than the Tradition, displaying scents and flavors of black raspberry, cherry and candied rose. Supple and seamless on the palate, with a touch of smokiness building on the back half. A sexy floral pastille note lingers on the finish, which is framed by smooth, slow-building tannins. Rating: 91-93 Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com (Apr 2015)
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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