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2013 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Châteauneuf Du Pape

Southern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 8% Mourvèdre, 2% all of the other permitted varieties except Cinsault

Vintages
2023202220212018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200120001999199819971996
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Drinking Window

2021 - 2028

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Countless examples of 20+-year-old bottles from Mont-Redon that I've been fortunate enough to taste (and drink) over the last few decades, going back to an ethereal 1959 that I had in 2011, continue to confirm the agworthiness of this historic property's wines. Mont-Redon has been recorded as being planted to grapes since at least 1344, making it one of the oldest vineyards in the appellation and, indeed, the sector of Châteauneuf in which the estate lies takes its name from this domain. With over 100 hectares of vines in Châteauneuf from which to draw fruit the Abeille and Fabre families, who are related by marriage, produce what Pierre Fabre calls "a classic version of the appellation that's made to age but is not austere or unfriendly" to those without the patience or inclination to age their wines. Fabre points out that the reputation of Châteauneuf was built on its being "the most elegant and complex wine of the southern Rhône, not the most massive" and that's the style that Mont-Redon pursues.

This is a pretty high-tech operation, with all of the winemaking bells and whistles found at classified-growth chateaus in Bordeaux, but the wines don't show an overly polished or international style, hence their popularity with fans of traditional Rhônes.