Domaine de l'Arnesque Châteauneuf du Pape Capelane 2009
- Producer:
- Domaine de L'Arnesque
- Region:
- Rhône
- Sub-region:
- Châteauneuf du Pape
- Country:
- France
- ABV:
- 14.5%
- Style/colour:
- Grapes:
- Grenache (80%), Syrah (10%), Mourvèdre (10%)
- Size:
- 6 x 75cl
- Product code:
- RHO213-09S
- Price band:
- ££££
Tasting notes
Deep, bright ruby-red in colour with intense, deep black fruits and spice on the nose. Rich, dark fruits on the palate, with full body and powerful tannins. Complex and powerful on the finish.
Production method
After destemming grapes undergo temperature-controlled maceration and fermentation at 28-30C with regular punching down of the cap. Maturation in large 600 litre oak demi-muids for 12 months before bottling.
Producer notes
Julian Biscarrat and brother-in-law Sebastian are young men on a mission. They love the things that others hate and in this part of the world that means they love the gobelet! Yes those stumpy, low yielding, backbreaking old vines, predominantly of grenache, are the things that light their fire. It's the perfect fruit that these vines offer up, so sympathetically handled in the winery, that enable the boys to craft precision wines with profound clarity of flavour, freshness and minerality.
