Château Fargueirol
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Primarily Grenache (70%) with smaller amounts of other Rhône varietals (Syrah 20%, Mourvèdre 5% and Cinsault 5%) blended in. Dark burgundy color with a slight garnet rim. Primary aromas are smoke and oak with hints of blackberry, leather and forest floor. Dark fruit (blackberry, dark plum and black currant) on the palate with additional notes of roasted meat, tobacco and black pepper spice. Piercing oak on the long finish. Volatile acidity and tannins are a bit aggressive (angular). Very bold. Better with food.
Primarily Grenache (70%) with smaller amounts of other Rhône varietals (Syrah 20%, Mourvèdre 5% and Cinsault 5%) blended in. Dark burgundy color with a slight garnet rim. Primary aromas are smoke and oak with hints of blackberry, leather and forest floor. Dark fruit (blackberry, dark plum and black currant) on the palate with additional notes of roasted meat, tobacco and black pepper spice. Piercing oak on the long finish. Volatile acidity and tannins are a bit aggressive (angular). Very bold. Better with food.
Jul 16th, 2023
Complex, medium-to-full-bodied. Dry and tannic but enough body to balance nicely. Earthy and subtle. But not wowed for a chateauneuf.
Complex, medium-to-full-bodied. Dry and tannic but enough body to balance nicely. Earthy and subtle. But not wowed for a chateauneuf.
Jan 8th, 2022
Couldn’t wait…
Had roasted lamb chops that cried out for this wine. Beautiful impressive wine…
Couldn’t wait…
Had roasted lamb chops that cried out for this wine. Beautiful impressive wine…
A beautiful wine. Dark cherry fruit, ripe plum and a hint of spice. There is plenty of tannin to make this a very deeply structured offering. Plenty left to cellar, I will try it again in 5 years.
A beautiful wine. Dark cherry fruit, ripe plum and a hint of spice. There is plenty of tannin to make this a very deeply structured offering. Plenty left to cellar, I will try it again in 5 years.
Mar 8th, 2021Drinking well in 2020! Originally gave a 7.9 in 2018. Shows how well a CNDP can open with some age.
Drinking well in 2020! Originally gave a 7.9 in 2018. Shows how well a CNDP can open with some age.
Sep 17th, 2019
Punched in the nose with the aroma of melting strawberry hard candy. Remember the ones your grandma had in her purse with the gooey insides and foil wrapper meant to look like a strawberry? That and oooooooverripe watermelon. Not what I expected. Thin and a little diluted on the palate with a vodka note. So my guess is this was flawed. I bought two other bottles and will see if I can garner any clues from them. But there's no way this wine is quite right. No way.
Punched in the nose with the aroma of melting strawberry hard candy. Remember the ones your grandma had in her purse with the gooey insides and foil wrapper meant to look like a strawberry? That and oooooooverripe watermelon. Not what I expected. Thin and a little diluted on the palate with a vodka note. So my guess is this was flawed. I bought two other bottles and will see if I can garner any clues from them. But there's no way this wine is quite right. No way.
Oct 9th, 2018