Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils - Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine Raymond Usseglio & FilsCuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape

4.3
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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 Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils is a red wine from the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or lamb.
The Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape of the Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils is in the top 40 of wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Taste structure of the Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or black currant and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, cassis or game.

Details and technical informations about Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils's Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Irsay Oliver

Obtained in Hungary in 1930 by Pal Kocsis by crossing the pozsonyi fehér (pressburger or white presburg) and the pearl of Csaba. This double-ended variety is found in Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, the Slovak Republic (small Carpathians), the Czech Republic (Moravia), etc. It is virtually unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2017
In the top 40 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2016
In the top 40 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2015
In the top 40 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2014
In the top 40 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2013
In the top 40 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 411110
Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2012
In the top 40 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2011
In the top 40 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Cuvée Impériale Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils are 2010, 2016, 2014, 2006 and 2012.

Informations about the Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils

The winery offers 17 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 Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 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 750 of of France wines
In the top 50 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
In the top 3000 of red wines
In the top 4000 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: Prompt bud

A bud that develops in the year of its formation and gives an entrecoeur.

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