Château de la Font du Loup - Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Château de la Font du LoupLe Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château de la Font du Loup is a red wine from the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or lamb.
The Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape of the Château de la Font du Loup is in the top 90 of wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Taste structure of the Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Château de la Font du Loup

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château de la Font du Loup in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

cedar, oak

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper, dried herbs

On the nose the Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château de la Font du Loup in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, raspberry or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Château de la Font du Loup's Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Emerald seedless

Cross between the emperor and the Pirovano 75 or sultana moscata obtained in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California). It can be found in Australia, Spain, Portugal, United States, ... almost unknown in France. It should not be confused with the emerald riesling also obtained by Harold P. Olmo and the black emerald seedless which as its name indicates is black.

Last vintages of this wine

Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2017
In the top 90 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2016
In the top 90 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2015
In the top 90 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2014
In the top 90 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2013
In the top 90 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2012
In the top 90 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2011
In the top 90 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Le Puy Rolland Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Château de la Font du Loup are 2007, 2017, 2016, 2009 and 2014.

Informations about the Château de la Font du Loup

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château de la Font du Loup is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 2000 of of France wines
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
In the top 6000 of red wines
In the top 8000 wines of the world

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

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The word of the wine: Barrel

Bordeaux barrel of 225 litres, used to determine the tonneau (unit of measurement corresponding to four barrels, or 900 litres).

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