Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2000 - Tardieu-Laurent

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2000 - Tardieu-Laurent

Presentation of the Tardieu - Laurent house

The Tardieu - Laurent house was born in 1996 from the cooperation between Michel Tardieu, lover of Rhône wines, and Dominique Laurent, a quality merchant producing great Burgundy wines. The Laurent-Tardieu house today offers a wide range of the best wines from the entire Rhône valley in white and red and some wines from the south of France, notably Bandol.

Presentation of the cuvée

Cuvée from a blend giving pride of place to Grenache which makes up 80% of the blend. The remaining 20% comes from Syrah and Mourvèdre. Aging lasts between 10 and 24 months depending on the vintage. Unfortunately we do not have information on the exact specifics of the 2000 vintage.

Tasting notes:

Bottle tasted in August 2022 in the "old vines" version, probably a little “richer” than this “Classique” cuvée. An extremely pleasant wine, with sweet notes of figs, blackberry jam and garrigue. We were very pleasantly surprised on the palate by the concentration of this 2000 vintage, although it is renowned for its low concentration in Southern Rhône wines.

A wine to taste on its own or why not for "tea time" with a walnut or red fruit tart for example.