Description
Chateau Mont-Redon will be familiar to those who know and love Chateauneuf-du-Pape being well recognized as the owners of one of the most highly regarded vineyard sites in the appellation. The superb quality of its vineyards has been recognized throughout history and prior to the adaptation of the appellation controlee system it was one of the few ‘Grand Crus’ in the region (together with Chateau Rayas). Made in small volumes only in the best years, Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf-du-Pape Le Plateau de Mont-Redon 2016 comes from plots chosen on the high plateau of galets roules. This wine is made from the very first parcels of vines planted when the family purchased Mont-Redon back in 1923, from a superb plot of very stony soils planted solely to syrah and grenache when the estate was first starting its journey of recovery back from the devastation of phylloxera. Deep garnet. Highly perfumed aromas of raspberry and cherry preserves, candied flowers, mocha and incense are enlivened by a smoky mineral flourish. Alluringly sweet and incisive, offering vibrant, densely packed red fruit preserve, cherry cola, candied lavender and spicecake flavors that deepen steadily with aeration. Shows superb detail and minerally thrust on a strikingly long, seamless finish that features polished tannins and lingering five-spice powder and floral notes. This is the first vintage for this bottling – there’s not much of it – and the fruit was drawn from the estate’s oldest vines, which were planted in 1923. – Josh Raynolds, Vinous, October 2021, 97 points The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – 60% Grenache, 40% Syrah Country – France Region – Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vintage – 2016 Bottle Size – 750ml ABV – 13.5%
