Clos Saint MichelCuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red wine
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 Cuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Clos Saint Michel
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Clos Saint Michel in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Clos Saint Michel in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The Cuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Clos Saint Michel matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with..., baked pumpkin or cauliflower croque-monsieur.
Details and technical informations about Clos Saint Michel's Cuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Reservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Clos Saint Michel are 2008, 2000, 2001, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Clos Saint Michel
The Clos Saint Michel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 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: Right bank
In Bordeaux, it refers to the vineyards located on the right bank of the Gironde and Dordogne rivers, where the Merlot grape variety is dominant. These are the appellations of Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, etc.
