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Monpertuis
Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Full Bodied
Style:
Traditional
Size:
Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:
Domaine de Monpertuis
Grapes:
Grenache / Garnacha and Syrah
Serve At:
59°-64° F
Region:
France > Rhone > Chateauneuf du Pape

The Domaine de Monpertuis Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Classique 2007 comes from separate but distinctive parcels throughout the confines of Chateauneuf du Pape. The Cuvee Classique is primarily Grenache, but the wine is balanced with Mourvedre, Syrah and Cinsault, all traditional grapes from the Southern Rhone. In a recent NY Times article, famed wine critic Eric Asimov rated the Jeune Monpertuis Cuvee Classique #1 for the 2007 vintage, commenting "I will say that some of the wines really do sing. We liked our No. 1 wine, the Monpertuis Cuvée Classique, for its harmonious blend of powerful fruit flavors and distinct minerality."

The Domaine de Monpertuis has been in the hands of the Jeune family for several generations. Each successor has added bits and pieces of vineyards to the expanding whole of the estate so that the current owner, Paul Jeune, is now the proprietor of the 10 acres of vines that are scattered amongst 32 separate parcels throughout the confines of Chateauneuf du Pape. Paul has the remarkable good fortune of having a majority of his vineyards planted to vines between 60 and 110 years of age, and while wine from Chateauneuf du Pape may be composed of 13 individual varietals, the Domaine de Monpertuis relies most heavily on the Grenache grape. The multiplicity of parcels spread across Chateauneuf imparts a classic character to the wines, absorbing the nuances of each soil type of the appellation. While the vineyard sites are spread within each Cuvee, the heart and soul of the domaine lies within three primary parcels: La Croze, Le Clos de la Cerise, and Monpertuis.

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