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Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l'Abbé Côtes du Rhône 2021
Côtes du Rhône AOP
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- Silver, Mundus Vini, 2022
We’ve been fans of Jean-Marc Diffonty’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape since the early 1990s (long before it became sought after around the world). And now he makes us this gorgeous, rich and spicy Réserve Côtes du Rhône red, at an excellent value price.
We’ve been fans of Jean-Marc Diffonty’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape since the early 1990s (long before it became sought after around the world). And now he makes us this gorgeous, rich and spicy Réserve Côtes du Rhône red, at an excellent value price.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Smooth, medium-bodied and aromatic with plum and cherry fruit
Aroma
Plum jam, cherries and tobacco, herbs and wood smoke
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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Red - Medium Bodied
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Deep scarlet
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14.0% ABV
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10.5 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2027
With his wines acclaimed by critics worldwide, Diffonty is a household name in the southern Rhône. Fine wine expert and Rhône fan Robert Parker described the Diffonty Cuvée du Vatican Châteauneuf wines as “full-bodied, powerful, rich and oozing unmistakable Provençal character”. Comprising mostly Grenache supported by a little Syrah, the Réserve de l’Abbé is made by Jean-Marc with as much care and attention as he affords his top reds. Using grapes from just outside the Châteauneuf boundary, the wine was fermented in traditional wooden, as well as stainless-steel vats before blending and bottling. It’s sumptuous and velvety, with warming red berry and wild herb complexity. Best decanted early, the wine’s ideal served with a hearty casserole.
For the 2020 vintage
