Winery Famille Perrin - Close Encounters Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Winery Famille PerrinClose Encounters 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 Close Encounters Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Famille Perrin 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.

Taste structure of the Close Encounters Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Winery Famille Perrin

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Close Encounters Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Famille Perrin in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Close Encounters Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Famille Perrin in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Famille Perrin's Close Encounters Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Close Encounters Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2018
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Close Encounters Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Winery Famille Perrin are 2018

Informations about the Winery Famille Perrin

The winery offers 89 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Famille Perrin.
It is in the top 55 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Famille Perrin is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 95 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 150000 of of France wines
In the top 7500 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 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: VDN

Natural sweet wine. Wine obtained by mutage of the must during fermentation by adding over-finished alcohol at 96 °, produced in the vineyards of Roussillon, Languedoc, Rhone Valley and Corsica.

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