A blend of 3 vintages: 2015 - 2016 - 2017, even in Châteauneuf-du-Pape! 

2015 (8%) brought structure and strength.

2016 (76%) brought finesse, length and salinity. It is the back bone of this cuvée.

2017 (14%) brought black fruit and saffron notes. 

2% of reserve wine from the previous Reserve X XII XV

97/100 - JEB DUNNUCK

"The NV Châteauneuf Du Pape Reserve XV XVI XVII comes primarly from the magical 2016 vintage with smaller amounts from 2015 and 2017. It offers an extraordinary nose of blackcurrants, ground pepper, garrigue, and crushed violets. Rich, full-bodied, and incredibly seamless, with a stacked mid-palate, this is Châteauneuf Du Pape brilliance all the way. It’s terrific today yet will keep for 15+ years."

This 2015 - 2016 - 2017 blend represents more than 100 parcels in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation spreading over the terroirs of La Crau, the pebbles, the urgoniens and the sands.

Vinification & Ageing

Manual harvesting, destemming and sorting of the berries on the vine. The vinification was made looking for elegance and finesse.

Little manipulation of the grapes during vinification and no mechanical extraction during fermentation in order to favour a soft diffusion of the aromas and colour and to respect the nobility of the tannins.

Grenadins of Rossini doe - Chitarra pasta with shellfish, tomatoes, garlic and Espelette pepper - Butternut gratin with Fourme d'Ambert cheese