Retour Xavier Vignon - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Cuvée Anonyme - Rouge - 2016
COUNTRY/REGION: Rhône Valley
DESIGNATION: AOP Châteauneuf-du-Pape
COLOR: Red
VINTAGE: 2016
GRAPE VARIETY: Assemblage de Grenache, Vaccarèse, Counoise, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Terret Noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul etc...
ALCOHOL: 15 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Deep garnet color.
Nose Notes of mocha, toast, sweet spices and black fruits.
Palate Finely sculpted, the perfect demonstration of power and elegance. Fresh and intense, this highly concentrated wine has infinitely soft tannins, making it as smooth as can be.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 16 and 18°C.
Food Duck with olive sauce, ravioli with seasonal mushrooms, guinea fowl leg confit with olive oil.
Cellar ageing From now until 2030
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine Xavier Vignon has done it again! As an international expert and leading advisor to the most successful Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines, it is no surprise that Xavier Vignon crafts wines of diabolical precision and of phenomenal quality. 

Under his tutelage, these charming and elegant wines flourish, and the Grenache grape variety regains its depth and elegance.  This red Châteauneuf wine is the irrefutable proof of this talent, rated 95/100 by Parker.
Wine Finely sculpted, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Anonyme is a demonstration of power and elegance. Made mostly from Grenache grapes, with a nice proportion of Mourvèdre, it offers a very classic Châteauneuf rendition, with notes of mocha, toast, sweet spices and black fruits. A fresh, intense, and concentrated wine that remains very suave, with soft tannins. A major success!
Vinification "Impossible to give the exact blend of this wine which comes from "collection vines", where many grape varieties are complemented: Centenarian Grenache, Vaccarèse, Counoise, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Terret Noir and Muscardin"
Hand harvested, traditional vinification, aged in quarters: 25% in demi-muids, 25% in barrels, 25% in truncated wooden vats, 25% in concrete vats.
AWARDS
AWARDS Robert Parker Guide: 95/100