Château Sixtine – Châteauneuf du pape

 
Château Sixtine, Châteauneuf du Pape
Winemakers: Vignoble Diffonty

Type: Red
Region: Vallée du Rhône
Grapes: 58% grenache, 25% syrah, 17% mourvedre
Nose: Deep rich ripe dark fruits. Christmas pudding
Taste: Dark ripe black cherries, blackberries & prune. Plum crumble & baked fruits.
Year: 2018
Size: 750ml

Rich, silky powerful yet supple wine. Ripe black fruits – black cherries, blackberries & prune. Plum crumble & baked fruits. Thyme & pepper curved with warm spices. Leather, warm earth & smoke. Cooked rhubard on the finish
Well integrated tannins. Cigar box & cedar wood. Deep rich fruit, well balanced & long finish.
Ideally decant 1.5 hours. Skilled wine-maker Jean-Marc Diffonty carefully selects from small crates of traditionally hand picked grapes. Potential to keep 20-30 years