“Intense, Depth, Potential”
Fantastic terrriors, old vines and over half-a-century of experience are the things that have pushed Pierre Usseglio to the upper rank of southern Rhône producers. Their 2016 “regular” CdP red is full of concentration of flavour and seamlessness. Intense aromas of red fruits and black fruits like blackberry and blueberry, liquorice and hint of tobacco. The palate is powerful yet elegant, full bodied with fine tannin and a great finish. Drink or hold this fantastic vintage!
... Tasting notes of:
… Pairs well with beef / lamb, roasted chicken
- About the Wine
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Tasting Notes
- Rating and Critic
- About the Winery
Grape: 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault
Sweetness: Dry
Tannin: Medium+
Acidity: Medium
Body: Full
Alcohol: 15%
Bottle size: 750ml
From the winery:
“This wine has aromas of red fruits and black fruits; blackberry and blueberry, as well as hints of spices. It is a concentrated and structured wine, it is a wine of care. We recommend tasting it in 6-8 years.”
94 points, Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2019
“While voluptuous in body, this rich, densely fruity red offers luscious black-plum and dried strawberry flavors offset by a mineral freshness and subtle notes of porcini mushroom and crushed earth. An enveloping wine, it's seductive already and likely to gain complexity through 2030." - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA
93 points, Jeb Dunnuck
"The classic 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape checks in at around 75% Grenache, 10% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, and a splash of Cinsault. This rock star traditional cuvée gives up loads of black licorice, garrigue, black raspberries, and kirsch liqueur. It's powerful and full-bodied, yet elegant and seamless, with fine tannin, no hard edges, and a great finish. Despite the richness and weight, it stays weightless and elegant, with silky tannin. Don't miss it.”
93 points, James Suckling
“Attractive freshness and power, this typifies much of what is great about the 2016 vintage. It carries the ripeness well. Dark berries and flowers lead to ripe plums and succulent, long tannins carrying abundant, ripe, dark fruit. Blows out big flavor on the finish. Drink or hold."
92 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Aug 2018
“A blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 5% each Cinsault and Mourvèdre, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape is full-bodied, rich and round. Despite being a touch on the warm side, it's deceptively easy to drink, with sexy flavors of raspberries and chocolate that glide to a smooth, lingering finish.” - JC
The Domaine Pierre Usseglio is a family business, create in 1948 by Françis Usseglio from Italy. They develop the red Châteauneuf-du-Pape in a traditional way with half of their vines who are more than 65 years old. The Domaine Pierre Usseglio always performs manual harvesting with selective sorting.
About the Wine
Grape: 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault
Sweetness: Dry
Tannin: Medium+
Acidity: Medium
Body: Full
Alcohol: 15%
Bottle size: 750ml
Tasting Notes
From the winery:
“This wine has aromas of red fruits and black fruits; blackberry and blueberry, as well as hints of spices. It is a concentrated and structured wine, it is a wine of care. We recommend tasting it in 6-8 years.”
Rating and Critic
94 points, Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2019
“While voluptuous in body, this rich, densely fruity red offers luscious black-plum and dried strawberry flavors offset by a mineral freshness and subtle notes of porcini mushroom and crushed earth. An enveloping wine, it's seductive already and likely to gain complexity through 2030." - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA
93 points, Jeb Dunnuck
"The classic 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape checks in at around 75% Grenache, 10% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, and a splash of Cinsault. This rock star traditional cuvée gives up loads of black licorice, garrigue, black raspberries, and kirsch liqueur. It's powerful and full-bodied, yet elegant and seamless, with fine tannin, no hard edges, and a great finish. Despite the richness and weight, it stays weightless and elegant, with silky tannin. Don't miss it.”
93 points, James Suckling
“Attractive freshness and power, this typifies much of what is great about the 2016 vintage. It carries the ripeness well. Dark berries and flowers lead to ripe plums and succulent, long tannins carrying abundant, ripe, dark fruit. Blows out big flavor on the finish. Drink or hold."
92 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Aug 2018
“A blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 5% each Cinsault and Mourvèdre, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape is full-bodied, rich and round. Despite being a touch on the warm side, it's deceptively easy to drink, with sexy flavors of raspberries and chocolate that glide to a smooth, lingering finish.” - JC
About the Winery
The Domaine Pierre Usseglio is a family business, create in 1948 by Françis Usseglio from Italy. They develop the red Châteauneuf-du-Pape in a traditional way with half of their vines who are more than 65 years old. The Domaine Pierre Usseglio always performs manual harvesting with selective sorting.