White wines from Châteauneuf du Pape are uncommon wines. Their elegance and aromas live up to the reputation of the appellation.
Presentation
Presentation
This extremely rare wine comes from a 2.5 acre vineyard located within the "clos" around the historical pope’s palace. All of the viticulture is carried out by the Beaucastel team.
The vintage
The vintage started with a long winter and one of the driest ones in the past years followed by an inexistent Spring. The crop development was very slow due to important climatic variations. The winemakers’ work was therefore crucial to get good quality grapes in small quantities. 2013 was a complicated vintage and late but is wonderfully balanced and is very promising.
Location
Sinards White comes from an area that we call the Clos du Château, near the village of Châteauneuf du Pape. The 2.5 hectare vineyard is located right next to the one of Les Sinards Red.
Terroir
Diluvial alpine deposits with rolled pebbles on clay.
Ageing
Hand-picked and sorted grapes are laid in small boxes. Crushing is pneumatic, then the must is settled to separate the solid particles.
Fermentation then takes place, 50% in new oak barrels and the rest
in 1-year-old barrels.
Fermentation then takes place, 50% in new oak barrels and the rest
in 1-year-old barrels.
Varietals
Clairette
Grenache blanc
Roussanne
Grenache blanc
Roussanne
Advice
Serving
At 10°C in tasting glasses.
Tasting
A pale golden-yellow hue.
The nose is reminiscent of flowers with a touch of licorice and honey.
The texture is very soft, elegant and ripe, with flavors of ripe peach and licorice. It has good acidity and a salty character at the end.
This is a very typical Châteauneuf du Pape white in a great vintage
The nose is reminiscent of flowers with a touch of licorice and honey.
The texture is very soft, elegant and ripe, with flavors of ripe peach and licorice. It has good acidity and a salty character at the end.
This is a very typical Châteauneuf du Pape white in a great vintage
Reviews
"“Creamy, lush and dense with rich, polished fruit and lovely acid structure; deep, round and spicy; ripe and long. Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne.”"
"This white wine seems to channel the stony soils of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, displaying aromas of crushed stone and melon. That's backed up by ample weight and more stoniness on the palate and a long, mouthwatering finish featuring hints of ginger and white pepper."
"Light, bright yellow.
Vibrant, mineral-accented citrus and pit fruit scents are complicated by a subtle
floral nuance. Shows very good depth as well as vivacity, offering fresh orange
and white peach flavors supported a spine of zesty minerality. The floral element
repeats on the very long, bright, sharply focused finish, which leaves behind a chalky
mineral note."
Vibrant, mineral-accented citrus and pit fruit scents are complicated by a subtle
floral nuance. Shows very good depth as well as vivacity, offering fresh orange
and white peach flavors supported a spine of zesty minerality. The floral element
repeats on the very long, bright, sharply focused finish, which leaves behind a chalky
mineral note."
