Domaine Benedetti Les Larmes Papales, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France

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點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：9160

Partially barrel-fermented, and matured exclusively in wood, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Larmes Papales offers up scents of melon, pear and citrus. Tight and zesty on the medium-bodied palate, it's the second of an interesting pair of 2020 whites from Benedetti, which both emphasize freshness over weight and ripeness.

With only 1,500 bottles produced, the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape les Larmes Papales will be tough to find. From 100-year-old Grenache grown on la Crau (Ouest), vinified partly in demi-muids and aged entirely in them, it offers up intriguing scents of hickory smoke, cherries and red raspberries. There's more concentration here than in Benedetti's regular cuvée, plus complex oak notes and more tannins, yet this wine doesn't lose the essential elegance that is the hallmark of the vintage here. Lovely stuff.