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Region: France - Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Grapes: Grenache
Alcohol: 14.5%
Notes on the Wine
Deep purple ruby in color, with lovely oriental spices to complement dark red and black berry fruits. Full, rich, and with resolved tannins, Domaine des Saumades Chateauneuf expresses its 100% Grenache cherry fruits with hints of mocha and chocolate. Power and elegance combine in a long luscious finish.
Notes on the Producer
Domaines des Saumades was created in 1995 by Frank Mousset, a young winemaker with significant winemaking pedigree. Indeed, his grandfather was the late Louis Mousset, who turned Château des Fines Roches into one of the most successful negoçiants in the Rhône. Leveraging his ancestry and a lifelong immersion in the fine art of winemaking, Mousset today crafts glorious wines made from some of the Châteauneuf du Pape’s most popular grape varieties. At 2.25 hectares, Saumades is the smallest domaine in the AOC. The vintner is able, as a result, to pay meticulous attention to detail and his stamp of approval goes into every wine, of which only about 500 cases are produced annually.