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 five 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-red hue. The nose is superb: roasted notes, spices, dried figs, a waxy note from the old casks, and dried fruits from the 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 with coppery highlights
Nose
A complex blend of cocoa, fig, plum, coffee, roasted nuts, and cherries soaked in brandy
Palate
Rich and full-bodied, 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 (almond, coffee, chocolate, etc.), or simply as an after-dinner drink...
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2025 guide) 2* Stars (Outstanding 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 presents a very dark mahogany-red 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 theme and adding notes of coffee and nuts, the palate is powerful, rich, velvety, full-bodied, and well-supported by a fresh hint of acidity, with the added bonus of a remarkable finish of dried fruit 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 winemakers of the local cooperative—founded in 1942 and representing 280 hectares of vineyards—work.
Customer rating
4/5
based on 1 review
Review by Mr. Gilles D. Published on July 20, 2025
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