Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- France
- Région:
- Rhône
- Appellation précise:
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Millésime:
- 2020
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Magnum de 150cl
- Cépage(s):
- 100% Grenache
- Terroir:
- Provient des terroirs froids et tardifs de Chapouin (sable) et La Janasseet du plateau de La Crau (sable)
- Vendanges:
- Manuelles
- Rendements:
- 28 hl/ha
- Vinification:
- Éraflage à 80%. Macération pendant 26 jours avec pigeage quotidien manuel
- Elevage:
- 2/3 en foudres et 1/3 en demi-muids
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2026
- Apogée :
- 2030-2040
- Boire avant :
- 2045+
- Conseil de service :
- Ouvrir puis épauler le magnum au préalable
- Servir à :
- 18°
Description
Une cuvée 100% Grenache provenant de la parcelle “Chapouin”, la plus froide et la plus tardive du domaine, située au Nord-est du terroir du Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Les vendanges à maturité optimale sont élevées pour ⅔ en foudres et ⅓ en demi-muids (600 litres).
Le premier nez exprime une trame très florale avec des notes méditerranéennes autour de la garrigue et des herbes aromatiques. Le deuxième nez plus fruité est un pur régal. En bouche, “Chaupin” enveloppe le palais de sa gourmandise naturelle. Le toucher velouté s’élance vers une finale aux tannins soyeux. Un très grand Châteauneuf incontournable !
Suggestion gourmande
Gigue de chevreuil et son tian de légumes du Vaucluse.
Avis des Experts
The Wine Advocate
"All Grenache, with about 20% to 30% whole bunches, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Chaupin is slightly herbal and stemmy on the nose, but those elements are balanced by wonderful black cherry and blackberry fruit. Full-bodied, concentrated yet silky, with a long, briny finish, this is another strong 2020 from the Sabon family."
Wine Spectator
"Ripe but very focused, with a streamlined feel to the mix of raspberry, red currant and bitter cherry fruit flavors. Reveals a racy apple wood note coursing underneath, while licorice, black tea and graphite fill in through the finish."
Jeb Dunnuck
"I was blown away by the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Chaupin, a 100% Grenache release that comes almost exclusively from the Chaupin lieu-dit in the northern part of the appellation. It's never as inky-hued or powerful as the Vieilles Vignes but always screams Grenache with its sexy, ripe, seamless, and remarkably elegant style. The 2020 offers a translucent ruby/purple hue as well as incredible aromatics of blackberries, black raspberries, peppery garrigue, herbes de Provence, and flowers, and it opens up nicely with time in the glass. Full-bodied and concentrated on the palate, it has silky tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish. I finished my note with "a Grenache lover's dream." This is up with the finest vintages produced and will evolve for 15+ years. Best after 2022."
Decanter
"Full-bodied, generous in fruit and glycerol. The tannins and acidity seem to meld together into a single vertebral column. The alcohol is present, lending sweetness rather than heat. Remarkably elegant for a wine of these dimensions, with great, rising, upright flavours and structure. This is a very special wine with a long finish. Parcels of Grenache planted on lieux-dits Chapouin, La Janasse and La Crau, the oldest planted in 1912."
Un grand flacon à partager, pour les amateurs de Châteauneuf !