Description

De très vieilles vignes, dont certaines centenaires, proviennent les raisins Grenache qui dominent le coupage parfumé et soyeux de ce vin Les Apôtres. Le Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils, l'une des caves phares de l'A.O.C. Châteauneuf-du-Pape, est à l'origine de cet élevage rouge en pots d'argile dont les bouteilles sont très rares.

Fiche technique

Type de vin
Red
Millésime
2017
Alcool
15.0% vol.
Cépage
38% Garnacha, 62% Otras
Origine
Châteauneuf-du-Pape

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

The 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Apotres was made in amphora, with four months of maceration. Based on Grenache, it includes a high proportion of other traditional varieties, including some white grapes. It's exquisitely perfumed, with enchanting scents of strawberries, roses, garrigue and black tea. Full-bodied but delicate and silky in feel, it builds on the finish, like a great Burgundy. With only 3,000 bottles produced (and none in 2018), it will be hard to track any down but well worth the hunt.

Jeb Dunnuck:

The newest cuvée in the lineup, the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Apotres is a blend of 38% Grenache with the rest just about every permitted variety, brought up all in clay amphoras. It has a more rounded, silky, expressive texture, notes of blackcurrants, ground herbs, bouquet garni, and pepper, medium to full body, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's already drinking beautifully and will keep for a decade.