Château Sixtine - Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Château SixtineCuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé 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 Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château Sixtine 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.

Taste structure of the Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Château Sixtine

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château Sixtine in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château Sixtine in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château Sixtine matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb confit with new potatoes, traditional flemish carbonades or potato cakes.

Details and technical informations about Château Sixtine's Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Winemaker
Jean-Marc Diffonty
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2019
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 0
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l’Abbé Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Château Sixtine are 2019, 0

Informations about the Château Sixtine

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château Sixtine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 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 50000 of of France wines
In the top 750 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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: Astringent

Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.

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