Chapelle St. Theodoric 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape "La Guigasse”

100% Grenache (75 to 95 year-old vines) from yellow sand with a little clay on 1.7 hectares on Guigasse in the northeast of CDP near Pignan. Organic farming and old-school winemaking with 2-3 week whole bunch concrete vat vinification, natural yeasts only, minimal extraction, aged in 4-10 year-old 600-litre oak casks for 24 months, bottled unfined, unfiltered.  "the bouquet has an incense tone, a sultry perfume with crushed red berry fruits to the fore. The palate carries snap, immediate drive, develops a gradual increase in depth and darkness, ends on a cluster of raspberry and violet. It’s a potentially stylish Châteauneuf that centres on finesse and poise." drinkrhone