Domaine Pierre Usseglio - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Réserve des Deux Frères 2020

Key words: Power / Complexity / For keeping

The wine: The Réserve des Deux Frères is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape at the top of its name. Made up of 100% of the Grenache grape variety, this cuvée bottled in small volumes reveals an enormous intensity and aromatic complexity while retaining the right amount of freshness to be appreciated over time. Very ripe notes of black fruits (cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant) mingle with heady spices (pepper, licorice, thyme, vanilla, cocoa etc.) as well as a touch of graphite and violet bringing a beautiful elegance to the palate. A very great wine for aging and terroir which should be waited a few years to be appreciated at its peak.

Capacity: 75cl

Type: Red wine

Grape variety: 100% Grenache

AOC: Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Drinking and storing: Drink from 2025 and keep until 2040

Service temperature: 16-18°C

The estate: The Châteauneuvoise history of the Usseglio family dates back to 1931 , the year during which Francis Usseglio left Italy to settle in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and work there as an agricultural worker. In 1948, the latter had the opportunity to exploit 8 hectares of vines in sharecropping and therefore decided to create his own estate. His son Pierre will take over and continue to develop the family business. Now comprising 39 hectares including 25 from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 6 from Lirac, 6 from Côtes-du-Rhône and 2 from AOC Vin de France, the vineyard is today managed by Pierre's 2 sons: Jean-Pierre and Thierry Usseglio. The two brothers look after a very beautiful heritage of vines, half of which are over 65 years old, as well as a wide variety of terroirs including the famous rolled pebbles but also clay-limestone and sandy soils. The estate has today become a benchmark farm in the region and all production enjoys a very high quality level thanks to superb work in the vineyard and in the cellars.