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Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l'Abbé Côtes du Rhône 2020

Côtes du Rhône AOP

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  • Gold, Guide Gilbert & Gaillard, 2021
  • 87pts, Guide Gilbert & Gaillard, 2021

We’ve been fans of Jean-Marc Diffonty’s Châteauneuf wines since the early 1990s (long before they became sought after around the world). And now he makes us this gorgeous, rich, spicy and warm Réserve Côtes du Rhône red, at an excellent value price.

We’ve been fans of Jean-Marc Diffonty’s Châteauneuf wines since the early 1990s (long before they became sought after around the world). And now he makes us this gorgeous, rich, spicy and warm Réserve Côtes du Rhône red, at an excellent value price.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Smooth, medium bodied and aromatic with plum and cherry fruit

Aroma

Plum jam, cherries and tobacco, herbs and wood smoke

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l'Abbé Côtes du Rhône 2020

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  • 14.0% ABV
  • 10.5 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2024
  • Vegan

With his wines acclaimed by critics worldwide, Diffonty is a household name in the southern Rhône. Fine wine expert and Rhône fan Robert Parker described the Diffonty Cuvée du Vatican Châteauneuf wines as “full-bodied, powerful, rich and oozing unmistakable Provençal character”. Comprising mostly Grenache supported by a little Syrah, the Réserve de l’Abbé is made by Jean-Marc with as much care and attention as he affords his top reds. Using grapes from just outside the Châteauneuf boundary, the wine was fermented in traditional wooden and also stainless steel vats before blending and bottling. It’s sumptuous and velvety, with warming red berry and wild herb complexity. Best decanted early, the wine’s ideal served with a hearty casserole.

"Smooth and rich it makes a great marriage with red meat. Definitely one we'll buy again" 5-Star Online Review
For the 2019 vintage
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