Xavier Vins Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Anonyme X 2010

  • 95 Robert
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Vintage
2010

Size
750ML

ABV
14.5%

Features
Collectible

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Winemaker Notes

The full range of Châteauneuf-du-Pape: lots of dark fruit, roasted spices: a lot of fat in the mouth without alcohol excess, with well present but elegant tannins, which allow a tasting without waiting many years. A beautiful salinity due to minerals "reassembled" from the depths of the soil by the old Grenache.

Pairs well with veal marengo and roast duck with figs.

Professional Ratings

  • 95
    The powerful, rich 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Anonyme reveals an off-the-chart level of extract, lots of glycerin (nearly 16% natural alcohol) and copious black cherry, blueberry, forest floor, lavender and graphite characteristics. This full-throttle red requires 3-4 years of cellaring and should keep for two decades.
    Rating: 95+

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Xavier Vins

Xavier Vins

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Xavier Vins, France
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For 15 years, the winemaker Xavier Vignon has built a solid international reputation by providing expert advice to more than 200 areas, and participating in the development of the most prestigious wines of the Rhone, including Chateauneuf-du Pape. In 2002, he meets several demands of importers and develops its own wines, signed "Xavier" by assembling the best "juice" of a given parcel carefully selected. Without local constraint or variety, Xavier Vignon realizes his ideal wine: simple, modern, and above all an impressive value. 100% Xavier was born. It is an elegant "table wine" that overcomes designations. Building on the success of this "table wine" out of the ordinary, Xavier completes its range with prestigious wines, always from the properties he advises, and success is confirmed. In 2006, importers Australian, Canadian, Scandinavian command him nearly 50,000 bottles. As Xavier Vignon wants to keep its core business, the management of a leading oenological laboratories of the Avignon region (with 15 employees), the assistant to two partners in 2007 to provide the means of its ambitions. The first is business manager and vineyard owner, the second is from the sale of Remote wine.

Today, Xaviers wines are available all over the world, and of course in France. They are the fruit of three complementary experience and skills gathered around one goal: to develop and distribute wines of excellent value, recognizable brand to Xavier.

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With bold fruit flavors and accents of sweet spice, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the base of the classic Rhône Red Blend, while Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise often come in to play. Though they originated from France’s southern Rhône Valley, with some creative interpretation, Rhône blends have also become popular in other countries. Somm Secret—Putting their own local spin on the Rhône Red Blend, those from Priorat often include Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In California, it is not uncommon to see Petite Sirah make an appearance.

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Famous for its full-bodied, seductive and spicy reds with flavor and aroma characteristics reminiscent of black cherry, baked raspberry, garrigue, olive tapenade, lavender and baking spice, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the leading sub-appellation of the southern Rhône River Valley. Large pebbles resembling river rocks, called "galets" in French, dominate most of the terrain. The stones hold heat and reflect it back up to the low-lying gobelet-trained vines. Though the galets are typical, they are not prominent in every vineyard. Chateau Rayas is the most obvious deviation with very sandy soil.

According to law, eighteen grape varieties are allowed in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and most wines are blends of some mix of these. For reds, Grenache is the star player with Mourvedre and Syrah coming typically second. Others used include Cinsault, Counoise and occasionally Muscardin, Vaccarèse, Picquepoul Noir and Terret Noir.

Only about 6-7% of wine from Châteauneuf-du-Pape is white wine. Blends and single-varietal bottlings are typically based on the soft and floral Grenache Blanc but Clairette, Bourboulenc and Roussanne are grown with some significance.

The wine of Chateauneuf-du-Pape takes its name from the relocation of the papal court to Avignon. The lore says that after moving in 1309, Pope Clément V (after whom Chateau Pape-Clément in Pessac-Léognan is named) ordered that vines were planted. But it was actually his successor, John XXII, who established the vineyards. The name however, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, translated as "the pope's new castle," didn’t really stick until the 19th century.

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