Famille Isabel Ferrando Châteauneuf du Pape 2020

Now the flagship of this estate, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape is 75% Grenache and the rest Cinsault, Mourvedre, and a little Syrah. Sporting a deep ruby/purple hue, it offers a beautiful array of black raspberry and darker cherry fruit as well as lots of graphite, chalky minerality, Provençal garrigue, and spice. Beautiful on the palate as well, this medium to full-bodied effort has a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, rock-solid underlying structure and concentration, building tannins, and a gorgeous finish. It needs to be forgotten for 2-4 years (although it certainly offers incredible pleasure even today) and will keep for two decades. Tasted twice.

The 2020 Chateauneuf-du-Pape is distinctively elegant. A blend of 65% Grenache, 10% Cinsault, 10% Mourvedre and other permitted varieties. It presents delicate aromas of juicy red and black fruits, licorice, dried herbs, black olive tapenade and a pinch of white pepper. Plush tannins caress the medium to full-bodied palate, neatly balanced by fresh acidity.