Winery Tardieu-Laurent - Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Winery Tardieu-LaurentCuvée Spéciale 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 Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Tardieu-Laurent 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 balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or lamb.
The Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape of the Winery Tardieu-Laurent is in the top 5 of wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Taste structure of the Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Winery Tardieu-Laurent

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Tardieu-Laurent in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet, potpourri

On the nose the Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Tardieu-Laurent in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cassis or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or tar.

Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Tardieu-Laurent matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself! or nachos (chicken).

Details and technical informations about Winery Tardieu-Laurent's Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Winemaker
Michel Tardieu
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gouget

Gouget noir is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Gouget noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2016
In the top 5 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2015
In the top 5 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 411110
Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2014
In the top 5 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2013
In the top 5 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2012
In the top 5 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2011
In the top 5 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2010
In the top 5 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Cuvée Spéciale Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Winery Tardieu-Laurent are 2009, 2012, 2011, 2006 and 2005.

Informations about the Winery Tardieu-Laurent

The winery offers 63 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 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 Tardieu-Laurent is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 66 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 3500 of of France wines
In the top 5 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 15000 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.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Foxé

An animal odor found in certain reduced or old wines, which are also said to fox, in reference to the fox.

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