Rated: 90 pts - The Wine Advocate

Wine Color: Red
Vintage: 2009
Varietal: Blend
Style: Still
Size: 750ml
Origin: Europe > France > Rhone > Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Food Pairing: Chicken, Turkey
Taste: Full Bodied, Dry

The Wine Advocate 90 pts - Robert Parker
The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Elisabeth Chambellan Vieilles Vignes is a deeper, richer wine with a deep ruby color, silky tannins, luscious fruit, admirable ripeness and low acidity.

Description:
The Chateauneuf-du-Pape Elisabeth Chambellan is an elegant and full-bodied wine, with a beautiful ruby colour. It is the product of a selection of old vines, of which certain are one hundred years old, giving a wine of great quality. The ageing in large oak barrels (which can last for more than 18 months), gives it a perfect balance between the body and the structured and concentrated tannins, with hints of redcurrants and strawberries and liquorice on the finish, the ensemble being a wine which is both fine, silky and powerful. This cuvee is the product of our oldest vines. The wines are powerful and therefore need to be aged in large oak barrels for longer than our traditional cuvee. The wines require several years ageing in bottle in order to open out and give the best of themselves.

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