Wine Vidal-Fleury, Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC Rouge, 2013
Tasting Notes
Wine of deep, dark ruby red color.
The wine has a fresh taste with notes of Grenache enveloped tannins, balanced acidity surprisingly, with dominant fruit tones, enhanced hints of spice and cocoa.
The aroma of wine is a refined mixture of tones of fresh fruits, strawberries and plums, pepper and nutmeg, with smoky notes to complete.
Wine wonderfully suited to poultry dishes, especially cooked with sauce on a wine basis, using olive oil and spices (such as curry, ginger). Undoubtedly, the wine goes well with red meats and cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Dry red wine Shatenef-du-Pape is produced from crops from one of the oldest vineyards in France owned by Vidal-Fleury economy. Production of the vintage in 2010 is in the long traditional maceration for 14 to 20 days under carefully controlled temperature of 30 ° C, and malolactic fermentation. The wine is aged on the lees in large barrels lasted for 12 months, then the wine is aged an additional 3 months in the bottle. Storage capacity of wine is 10 years. Wine is recommended to pour from a bottle into a carafe for 2 hours before tasting.
Vidal-Fleury company was founded in 1781. It is the oldest winery in the Rhone Valley, which owns a famous vineyard La Chatillonne. Creating appellyasona dates back to 1940. In the middle of the XX century, Vidal-Fleury was recognized as a symbol of Cote Rotie. Increasing the number of vineyards, Vidal-Fleury expanded its line of high quality wines produced, revealing the uniqueness of each appellasona in the Valley of the Rhone. Paying particular attention to aging wine farm in 2008 to build a new cellar for maturing wines. Vidal-Fleury pupil was Etienne Guigal, who later founded his own winery.
