Domaine Pierre Usseglio - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Tradition rouge 2019

Key words: Power / Elegance / Complexity / For keeping

The wine: This Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Usseglio family is a model of power in a velvet glove ! Intoxicating on the nose and on the palate, it reveals a very pretty dense substance, deep and perfectly balanced. Aromas of morello cherry, plum and blackberry mingle with fragrant spices (pepper, cinnamon, garrigue) as well as a note of toast brought by its aging in barrels. A very great wine that can be appreciated in its youth but which will evolve wonderfully over 15 years or more. Superb!

Capacity: 75cl

Type: Red wine

Grape varieties: 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault

AOC: Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Drinking and storing: Drink now and keep until 2034

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.