Chateau du Mourre du Tendre, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2010
Mourre du Tendre is a tiny, old-school Chateauneuf-du-Pape estate in Courthezon, farmed by the Paumel family, and its calling card is age: the Grenache here was planted in 1929 and the Mourvedre in 1967, with the prestige cuvee made from these very old vines. Vinified whole-cluster in stainless steel without destemming or crushing, then aged for up to three years in concrete and finished in old foudres, this is a traditional, low-intervention wine grown on sandy soils. The 2010 is from a superb, structured Southern Rhone vintage, so this old-vine Grenache (around 90%, with Mourvedre) is rich, concentrated and built to last. Decant it well.
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Mourre du Tendre is a tiny, old-school Chateauneuf-du-Pape estate in Courthezon, farmed by the Paumel family, and its calling card is age: the Grenache here was planted in 1929 and the Mourvedre in 1967, with the prestige cuvee made from these very old vines. Vinified whole-cluster in stainless steel without destemming or crushing, then aged for up to three years in concrete and finished in old foudres, this is a traditional, low-intervention wine grown on sandy soils. The 2010 is from a superb, structured Southern Rhone vintage, so this old-vine Grenache (around 90%, with Mourvedre) is rich, concentrated and built to last. Decant it well.
