Description
Château Maucoil Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages red 2021. NEW vintage.
50% Grenache, 25% Shiraz, 25% Carignan.
There is a distance of a metre or two between the end of Maucoil’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyards and the start of the block that gives this wine. When I was there last month I couldn’t see a clear difference between the two and in the glass the proximity is equally clear. This is aromatically a very dynamic wine with flashy red fruit perfume, sparks of citrus peel and spice, pomegranate, cranberries and blackberry jam, licorice, and earthiness, while the palate is full but fresh and fine. This is a complete over-performer for the price.
Drink now to 2027.