Château de la Font du LoupChateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cinsault, the Mourvèdre, the Syrah and the Grenache noir.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or lamb.
Taste structure of the Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge from the Château de la Font du Loup
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge of Château de la Font du Loup in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge of Château de la Font du Loup in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality.
Food and wine pairings with Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
The Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge of Château de la Font du Loup matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of rack of lamb in a salt crust, soft and inexpensive pasta gratin or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
Details and technical informations about Château de la Font du Loup's Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Cinsault
Light, fresh reds with a clear robe, supple tannins and a tender mouth, featuring aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, peony and soft spices. The absolute pillar of Provençal rosés (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bandol rosé) to which it brings finesse and freshness, also a component of GSM blends in Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Also a single variety in South Africa where it is a parent of Pinotage. Historic southern French grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge from Château de la Font du Loup are 2007, 2023, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Informations about the Château de la Font du Loup
The Château de la Font du Loup is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pinnacle of great southern Rhône reds, up to 13 blended grapes: signature Grenache as king — powerful and structured with notes of black cherry, kirsch, garrigue, leather, tar and sweet spices, firm tannins when young and gamey complexity with ageing. Deep Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault complete it. Rare full whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne) with almond, anise, honeysuckle notes. Legendary AOC (1936), rolled pebbles, mistral and sun.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Tanin
A natural compound contained in the skin of the grape, the seed or the woody part of the bunch, the stalk. The maceration of red wines allows the extraction of tannins, which give the texture, the solidity and also the mellowness when the tannins are "ripe". The winemaker seeks above all to extract the tannins from the skin, the ripest and most noble. The tannins of the seed or stalk, which are "greener", especially in average years, give the wine hardness and astringency. The wines of Bordeaux (based on Cabernet and Merlot) are full of tannins, those of Burgundy much less so, with Pinot Noir containing little.
