Château de Péna - Rivesaltes Tuilé Hors d'Age
2*Étoiles
Hachette
"A remarkable length of dried fruit notes imparted by the rancio (Hachette)"
“Aged for several years (more than 5 years for the ‘Hors d’âge’ designation) in an oxidative environment using the solera method—where older wine ‘matures’ the younger wines—this Grenache presents a very dark mahogany-brick color. The nose is superb: roasted notes, spices, dried figs, a waxy note from the old casks, and dried fruits characteristic of rancio. Continuing this theme and adding notes of coffee and nuts, the palate is powerful, rich, velvety, full-bodied, and well-supported by a fresh hint of volatility, with the added bonus of a remarkable finish of dried fruit imparted by the rancio.” (Le Guide Hachette 2025)
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Eye
Mahogany robe with coppery highlights
Nose
A complex blend of cocoa truffle, fig, plum, coffee, roasted nuts, and cherries soaked in brandy
Palate
Full-bodied and rich, with notes of prunes, walnuts, dried fruit, cocoa, and coffee, evolving into fresh, mellow spices, with a long, silky finish of chocolate
Serve
Between 12 et 15°C
Drink before
2090+
Food and Wine Pairings
It will enhance your blue cheeses, your desserts (with almonds, coffee, chocolate...), or simply as a digestif...
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2025 guide) 2*Stars (Remarkable wine)
Rated estate (2025 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the wine:
Aged for several years (more than 5 years for the “Hors d’âge” designation) in an oxidative environment using the solera method—where older wine “matures” the younger wines—this Grenache displays a very dark mahogany-brown hue. The nose is superb: roasted notes, spices, dried figs, a waxy note from the old casks, and dried fruit from the rancio. Continuing this profile and adding notes of coffee and nuts, the palate is powerful, rich, velvety, full-bodied, and well-supported by a fresh hint of volatility, with the added bonus of a remarkable finish featuring dried fruit notes imparted by the rancio.
About the estate:
The village of Cases-de-Pène takes its name from a 10th-century hermitage built on a limestone rock (pena in Catalan) that closes off the Agly Valley. The black schist soils alternate with the ochre-colored clay-limestone soils, forming two superb terroirs where the twenty or so winegrowers of the local cooperative—founded in 1942 and representing 280 hectares of vineyards—carry out their work.
Customer Rating
4/5
based on 1 review
Review by Mr. GILLES D. Published on July 20, 2025
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