Cuvée des Cadettes 2022

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Cuvée des Cadettes 2022

AOP Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The Cuvée des Cadettes is an entire story!
Indeed, it was the first plot replanted after the phylloxera aphid ravaged millions of hectares of vines. We owe this first plantation to Joseph Ducos, the estate’s owner, in the nineteenth century. Since then, the Cuvée des Cadettes has been made with the best grenache, syrah, and mourvèdre grapes expressing this unique terroir – elegant, intense, sophisticated, and well-balanced. To be enjoyed with wild game, aged meats, and other dishes as rare and complex as this wine.

Intense and bright dark red color. On the nose, aromas of black fruits (boysenberries, blackcurrant), with fairly present and spicy woody notes testifying to the large proportion of Mourvèdre in this vintage. The palate is rich, deep with sharp and precise tannins. Fruity and vegetal notes of mulberries and eucalyptus reveal themselves with finesse. Plenty of elegance in this wine: the solar and warm side of the vintage is balanced by Mourvèdre grape freshness. Classy wine, with a highly neat finish, reveals great aging potential, a promise for the decades to come!

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Media / Competition	Journalist / Taster	Publication date	Note / Medal	Tasting commentary
Jeb Dunnuck	Jeb Dunnuck	29 octobre 2024	94 Pts	The 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée des Cadettes (40% Grenache, 40% Mourvèdre, and 20% Syrah aged in 25% new barrels)… En savoir plus The 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée des Cadettes (40% Grenache, 40% Mourvèdre, and 20% Syrah aged in 25% new barrels) is cut from the same cloth yet shows a slightly more modern style in its black raspberry, wild strawberry, spicy wood, peppery garrigue, and floral aromatics and flavors. It's medium-bodied, nicely balanced, has building yet ripe, polished tannins, and a great finish. It handles its oak beautifully, and this will have two decades of overall longevity.
Vinous	Nicolas Greinacher	14 novembre 2024	93 Pts	An expressive Châteauneuf-du-Pape that showcases ripe red fruits, cedar, wood smoke, rose petal and a pinch of garrigue. Structured with… En savoir plus An expressive Châteauneuf-du-Pape that showcases ripe red fruits, cedar, wood smoke, rose petal and a pinch of garrigue. Structured with ripe tannins and markedly concentrated, the full-throttle 2023 rounds out with persistence through the savory close
Wine Spectator	Kristen Bieler	8 janvier 2025	94 Pts	Ripe, expressive and concentrated, with plum pudding and baked fig supported by firming mineral notes and tight tannins. A warm… En savoir plus Ripe, expressive and concentrated, with plum pudding and baked fig supported by firming mineral notes and tight tannins. A warm dusting of Christmas spices adds to the opulence, yet the inner density shows the mineral energy to match the broad frame and richness. Mourvèdre, Grenache and Syrah. Best from 2026 through 2038. 50 cases imported.