2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Piedlong, Frédéric et Daniel Brunier

The 2017 Piedlong is gorgeous. Notes of crushed herbs, wet stones, and ripe dark cherries and pure strawberry fruit swirl from the glass with huge energy. The palate is tense and textured, with wonderful precision and salinity on the finish. Long and impressive.

Critic score
94/100
Pricing
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£37.30
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WINE DETAILS

  • Region & country
    Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
  • Maturity
    Ready 2020 - 2034
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • Organic
    Lutte Raisonée
2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Piedlong, Frédéric et Daniel Brunier

TASTING NOTES

Yields were a paltry 12 hectoliters per hectare in the Brunier's Piedlong parcel, so the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Piedlong contains only 85% Grenache (50% whole cluster), while the balance is Mourvèdre. It offers a lovely array of floral and herbal notes layered over raspberry and cherry fruit on the nose, while the palate is full-bodied but seemingly weightless. Fine and elegant already, it finishes long, with pure, almost crystalline lattice-like fruit and silky tannins.

Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (August 2017)
(93—95)/100

Appreciably nuanced for a special cuvée, with good persistence and weight.

Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
17+/20
Frédéric et Daniel Brunier

Brothers Daniel and Frédéric Brunier took over Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, one of the largest in Châteauneuf-du-Pape with seventy hectares under vine, from their father Henri. While he recently passed away, they continue his work cultivating their prized parcel on ‘La Crau,’ considered one of the top sites in the region. Rightfully so, these wines are some of the most recognised Châteauneufs.

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