Châteauneuf du Pape Red 2023 - Domaine de Marcoux

Châteauneuf du Pape Red 2023 - Domaine de Marcoux

Great Rhône wine directly from the property

94+/100 Parker  

Reviewed by Yohan Castaing
  
Drink Window: 2025–2038

Vinified in concrete tanks and aged for 18 months predominantly in those same vessels—along with a portion matured in used barrels and truncated oak vats—Armenier’s 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape displays a subtly reductive character at first, revealing aromas of lilac, dark cherry and crushed blossoms. Medium- to full-bodied, it is seamless and enveloping on the palate, offering impressive depth and balance. Silky, velvety tannins carry through to a fresh, lifted and persistent finish. Composed of 80% Grenache Noir, 10% Mourvèdre, 7% Syrah and a touch of Cinsault, this is a finely crafted and beautifully balanced expression of the appellation.

The Marcoux estate owns 13 plots of land located in different areas of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation and therefore on different types of soil.

VINIFICATION & MATURATION : The grapes are harvested by hand according to their maturity, which varies from one grape variety or district to another. A first sorting of the grapes is made in the vineyard. The winegrowers quickly bring the harvest back to the cellar, in 50 kg boxes. Once in the cellar, the grapes are sorted, destemmed, crushed and cooled. No yeast is added, we work with indigenous yeasts. During the alcoholic fermentation, we control the temperature and pump over daily. The maceration lasts from 4 to 5 weeks. The maturing is done mainly in concrete tanks and in a few tuns or barrels of 350 liters. It lasts about 18 months.

GROWING METHOD : Vineyard cultivated in organic agriculture (ECOCERT control)

GRAPE VARIETIES : The percentage of grape varieties varies from year to year, but in general it is 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, 7% Syrah and 3% Cinsault.

TERROIR : Quartzite pebbles and clays, red sandstone and colluvium, cretaceous limestone of the Barremian period

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