Domaine Font de Courtedune - Châteauneuf du Pape 2019

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

A magnificent bouquet blending fruit and floral notes, while its juicy body is supported by delicate tannins. Balanced in both ripeness and the depth of its fruit, this wine draws its finesse and unique character from its gravelly soil. Sumptuous.

About the estate:

Located in Courthézon, Font de Courtedune was founded in 1997—after years of delivering grapes to the cooperative winery—by the father of Caroline and Frédéric Charlier, the brother and sister who now run the estate. Over the past thirty years, this unassuming estate has become one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s most reliable names. Caroline and Frédéric joined the estate in 2001 and took over in 2010 following their father’s passing. While Frédéric tends to the vineyards, Caroline manages the wines in the cellar. Staying true to tradition, she vinifies with the stems and ages the wine in concrete tanks. IGP, Côtes-du-Rhône, and Châteauneuf—a nearly pure Grenache from a Safre sector: here, all the wines share the same guiding principle—finesse and purity, nothing else.