Pere Caboche - Elisabeth Chambellan - Vieilles Vignes2021
RED WINE
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Producer
Domaine du Pere Caboche
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Blend
80% Grenache
20% Syrah
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Country
France
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Region
Rhone Valley
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Appellation
Chateauneuf Du Pape
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UPC
0 15643 23549 8
Reviews
Jeb Dunnuck 92-94
Framboise, sappy flowers, hints of pepper, and garrigue all emerge from the 2021 Chateauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes Elisabeth Chambellan, a perfumed, elegant, medium to full-bodied beauty with tons to love. Showing the more seamless, elegant, graceful style of this estate, it will drink nicely right out of the gate.
by JD, Jeb Dunnuck , 2022
Decanter 92
Interesting spicy note to the nose. Acidity is quite forthright, as is the tannin. Good sense of elegance; this is approachable already. Nice length and sense of finesse. Alcohol gently warms the finish. Grown in lieux-dits La Crau and La Font du Pape, mostly galets roules. Aged in stainless steel, foudres and concrete.
by MW, Decanter , 2022
James Suckling 92
Fresh and fruity with notes of mixed berries, black olives, dried leaves and sweet spices. Medium body with fine tannins and a fresh, juicy core of fruit. Strawberries and raspberries dominate on the palate with a vivid finish. 88% grenache, 10% syrah and 2% mourvedre.
by JS, James Suckling , 2023
Technical Details
Estate
A long time before all this, our vineyard belonged to the Chambellan family. In 1777, my ancestor, Jean-Louis Boisson, married Elisabeth Chambellan and so became vine-grower in Châteauneuf du Pape. Since then, 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.
History
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 Provencal word for ‘horseshoe nails’.
Tasting notes
The color is ruby red with blue highlights. A very intense nose of ripe fruits, cherry and blueberry jam, delicately spiced (sweet pepper), generous and harmonious. The mouth is full and rich with nice freshness. Very nice persistence, the tannins have great finesse all the while being remarkably well structured. A great and generous Châteauneuf du Pape, elegant and complex.
Vinification
Harvest by hand, picked when fully mature and also sorted by hand, lightly crushed and destemmed, permanent temperature control during fermentation, traditional maceration (about one month), aged in big oak barrels for 18 months.