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2017 Domaine Isabel Ferrando Châteauneuf-du-Pape Colombis

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June 11, 2023 - $66

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RATINGS

97Wine Enthusiast

Hints of sun-scorched bramble and violet perfume pristine blackberry and boysenberry flavors in this rich, stately wine... Firm, bracing tannins and a zesty mineral edge mark the finish.

97Jeb Dunnuck

...offers both richness and elegance. Awesome notes of currant, blackberries, garrigue, and crushed flowers all flow to a full-bodied wine that has ultra-fine tannins...edge to be found, incredible purity, and a great, great finish.

95Vinous / IWC

Intensely perfumed raspberry, boysenberry, potpourri and incense aromas show fine detail and pick up smoky mineral and exotic spice flourishes with air. Palate-staining red/blue fruit, spicecake, candied lavender and cola flavors... The floral and red fruit notes echo on the strikingly long, penetrating finish, which is framed by steadily building, polished tannins.

93+ The Wine Advocate

...chewy tannins on the finish...plenty of ripe berry fruit and ample weight and concentration...

93James Suckling

...dark-berry nose here with roasted coffee and toasty spices, wrapped into the mix in a modern mode. The palate has a very rich core of ripe dark berries and such intense, ripe plums, too. Impressive.

REGION

France, Rhône Valley, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the appellation, is a large area of nearly 8,000 vineyard acres centered around the picturesque town of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Located in southeastern France just north of the Avignon hills, the name of the appellation means “new castle of the pope” and it is a reference to the 14th century, when the Popes of Avignon built summer homes in the Southern Rhone Valley. Today the appellation is one of the most renowned in France and its terroir is known for layers of small pebbles, called “galets.” The stones in the soil are thought to help store heat and keep the soil warm, which helps ripen the grapes. The stones also help keep the soil from drying out in hot summer months. In 1923 Châteauneuf-du-Pape was a leader in establishing the idea that AOC wines in France should be made only with specified grapes, and the appellation allowed 13 grape varieties to be used. Since then the rules have been slightly modified to include several more allowable grapes. Red and white wines are produced, though in practice about 97% of all Châteauneuf –du-Papes are reds made with a blend of Grenache Noir, Cinsault, Counoise, Mourvedre, Muscardine, Syrah and Vaccarese. The red wines of this appellation are prized for being big, rich, spicy and full-bodied. White wines of the appellation are made with Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Picpoul and Picardin. Whites are floral, fruity and relatively full-bodied.