Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: blackberry, blueberry, clove, black pepper, ivy
Palate: voluminous, airy
The domaine describes a union of blackberry and blueberry fruit with clove, black pepper and subtle ivy notes, a voluminous, airy palate built to age.
What it pairs with
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Slow-roasted lamb
The domaine's own tasting note calls the palate voluminous, matching a rich roast. -
Aged Alpine cheese
Medium tannin and structure carry a firm mountain cheese. -
Peppered steak
The black pepper note the domaine describes echoes a peppercorn crust.
History
The domaine's own page marks 1931 as the birth of Merlot in Valais, planted on the terraces of Chateauneuf and bottled continuously since as the estate's emblematic wine.
- 1931: Merlot first planted on the Chateauneuf terraces, the variety's Valais debut per the domaine
Facts
- Producer
- Cave de l'Etat du Valais, Domaine de Chateauneuf · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Merlot (100%)
- Classification
- AOC Valais
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage