{"product_id":"2020-la-bastide-saint-dominique-chateauneuf-du-pape-secrets-de-pignan-750ml","title":"2020 La Bastide Saint Dominique Chateauneuf-du-Pape Secrets de Pignan (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Bastide Saint Dominique is an organic, family-run, wine estate in Courthézon, France, founded in 1976 and centered around a 16th-century chapel in the Southern Rhône Valley. Managed by the Bonnet family, they are renowned for elegant and balanced wines for over 40 years. They make meticulously crafted, certified-organic wines across Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cairanne, Rasteau, and Côtes du Rhône.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Secrets de Pignan comes from grapes grown in the famous lieu-dit of Pignan (just yards away from the legendary Château Rayas). The vineyard of only 3 acres (1.25 ha) is of complex soils of sand and red clay. The vines were planted in 1920. The wine is composed of 100% old vine Grenache. The wine is a pure, unoaked expression. It is entirely destemmed and aged for 18 to 20 months in stainless steel or concrete vats—completely bypassing oak aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"All Grenache from the sandy soils of Pignan (Nord), with élevage in stainless steel, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Secrets de Pignan is a prodigious effort. Boasting bombastic aromas of black cherries, licorice and black olives, this full-bodied wine is concentrated and rich and needs additional time in the bottle, as it's marked by dusty tannins on the lingering finish.\" 95+ - Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (09\/2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Good depth of colour, really quite dark. Showing ripe berry fruit, and violets come with air. Full-bodied, rich and powerful. This has real concentration, and the alcohol is balanced for the style. With its big tannic frame and well-balanced acidity, this is a genuine Châteauneuf that really delivers the power and drive. Has structure and stuffing, but the alcohol is commensurably high, the finish long. Pure sand, from lieu-dit Pignan (nord), pure Grenache, all stainless steel to ferment and mature. Drinking Window: 2025 - 2036\" 95 - Matt Walls, Decanter (11\/2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A very impressive Chateauneuf with stunning damson plum fruit, also delicate notes of savory and smoke. Although this has a huge structure the wine doesn’t feel a jot too big thanks to the excellent concentration. So much savory and earthy depth at the long finish. 100% grenache from century old vines growing on sandy soil. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.\" 95 - James Suckling (04\/2023)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48335336472834,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/files\/LABASTIDESTDOMNQCHATPAPE.jpg?v=1786747691","url":"https:\/\/thewineclub.com\/products\/2020-la-bastide-saint-dominique-chateauneuf-du-pape-secrets-de-pignan-750ml","provider":"The Wine Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}