2020 Isabel Ferrando, Chateauneuf du Pape

Product description

“When I announced to my family that I wanted to become a winemaker it was like a violent thunderstorm in the sky of Provence. <> My parents' question was legitimate. But how could I explain the energy calling me to the vines, my obsession to find the rhythm of the seasons, the desire for silence, freedom, and more than anything the dream of creating. Again and again creating a new interpretation of Provençal cooking, sun drenched flavors, from the happy table of my childhood.It will be Châteauneuf du Pape or nothing!” - winemaker Isabel Ferrando

You know when you can taste the love that goes into a chef’s cooking?   Well, we felt the energy and passion in this wine. The sheer complexity of this bad-ass Chateauneuf cru cuvée is one of our finest young wines from the region we’ve ever tasted.  A classic blend of 72% Grenache, 12% Cinsault, 11% Mourvedre, 2% Syrah.  Aged in large amphorae and barrel.   Raspberries, cassis, cured meats, graphite, and pink and purple flowers.   Rich, powerful, and really hard not to pair with a nice lamb shank or one of the best gourmet burgers you’d concoct in your wildest dreams.