Domaine du Pere Caboche Elisabeth Chambellan Vieilles Vignes Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2020

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Vintage
2020

Size
750ML

ABV
15.5%

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Winemaker Notes

The color is deep ruby red with bluish highlights. The complex and classy nose of this wine is typical from the best terroirs of Grenache on rolled-pebbles where our old vines are planted. This is a full bodied and elegant wine with intense aromas of candied red fruits combined with a hint of soft licorice on the nose, fresh chile pepper and roasted notes. It is well-balanced on the palate with sweet notes and a nice minerality. It offers preserve fruits flavors with mineral and spicy notes. The tannins are silky. The finish is long and smooth. This is a great wine with character. 

Professional Ratings

  • 95

    The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes Elisabeth Chambellan is mostly Grenache but includes 10% Syrah and 2% Mourvedre. Gorgeous red berries, wildflowers, Christmas spice, and sandalwood notes emerge on the nose, and it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, an ultra-pure, elegant mouthfeel, terrific tannins, and a great finish. It's a beautiful, complete, satisfying 2020 that shows the elegance of this estate as well as the vintage.

  • 92
    COMMENTARY: The 2020 Domaine du Pere Caboche Elisabeth Chambellan Châteauneuf-du-Pape drinks rewarding and well. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of black fruit, earth, and dust. Pair it with braised meat dishes. (Tasted: January 5, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
  • 90

    The 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Elisabeth Chambellan Vieilles Vignes exhibits a bit more concentration and stuffing than the regular cuvée but also less charm. Marked by scents of brown sugar, cherries and mint, it's full-bodied, supple and easy-drinking, with some soft, dusty tannins on the finish. Rating: 90+

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Domaine du Pere Caboche

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Domaine du Pere Caboche, France
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Jean-Pierre Boisson, former long-serving mayor of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, runs Domaine Père Caboche with his children Emily & Nicolas. Members of the Boisson family have been both winemakers and blacksmiths for generations. The family nickname of Caboche derives from the old Provençal word for ‘horseshoe nails’ and their Vieilles Vignes cuvée is named after Elisabeth Chambellan, a local blacksmith’s daughter who married Jean-Louis Boisson in 1772.

 "Since 1772, we have had parcels that have remained in the family, without there being any exchange or sale. The vines which are still there now are over 100 years old and produce an outstanding wine. The oldest parcel was planted in 1906. As a tribute and thanks to Elisabeth, we are today vine-growers from father to son and daughter." On the Châteauneuf du Pape appellation, the Domaine du Père Caboche vineyard is covered with rolled pebbles on 17 hectares, with the greatest density on the famous soil of La Crau. They contribute to the density and fullness of our wines. On this sea of pebbles, the vineyard still offers different products, thanks to the different layers in the underground. The clay-calcareous soil helps the vines with their water retaining properties, which has become more and more important with climatic changes. Thus the wines appear to be softer in the mouth. Sand is also present in proportions changing from one soil to another, bringing notes of elegance and finesse.

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With bold fruit flavors and accents of sweet spice, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the base of the classic Rhône Red Blend, while Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise often come in to play. Though they originated from France’s southern Rhône Valley, with some creative interpretation, Rhône blends have also become popular in other countries. Somm Secret—Putting their own local spin on the Rhône Red Blend, those from Priorat often include Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In California, it is not uncommon to see Petite Sirah make an appearance.

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Famous for its full-bodied, seductive and spicy reds with flavor and aroma characteristics reminiscent of black cherry, baked raspberry, garrigue, olive tapenade, lavender and baking spice, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the leading sub-appellation of the southern Rhône River Valley. Large pebbles resembling river rocks, called "galets" in French, dominate most of the terrain. The stones hold heat and reflect it back up to the low-lying gobelet-trained vines. Though the galets are typical, they are not prominent in every vineyard. Chateau Rayas is the most obvious deviation with very sandy soil.

According to law, eighteen grape varieties are allowed in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and most wines are blends of some mix of these. For reds, Grenache is the star player with Mourvedre and Syrah coming typically second. Others used include Cinsault, Counoise and occasionally Muscardin, Vaccarèse, Picquepoul Noir and Terret Noir.

Only about 6-7% of wine from Châteauneuf-du-Pape is white wine. Blends and single-varietal bottlings are typically based on the soft and floral Grenache Blanc but Clairette, Bourboulenc and Roussanne are grown with some significance.

The wine of Chateauneuf-du-Pape takes its name from the relocation of the papal court to Avignon. The lore says that after moving in 1309, Pope Clément V (after whom Chateau Pape-Clément in Pessac-Léognan is named) ordered that vines were planted. But it was actually his successor, John XXII, who established the vineyards. The name however, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, translated as "the pope's new castle," didn’t really stick until the 19th century.

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