2015 rotem & mounir saouma, chateauneuf-du-pape, arioso rouge
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Why We're Buying
The Saouma family has made Châteauneuf-du-Pape for well over 100 years. In that time, they’ve harnessed the best qualities of the grenache vines, which shine through with stunning depth and finesse. The mouthwatering Châteauneuf-du-Pape Arioso retails near $200 per bottle and keeps for roughly two decades.
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Wine Spectator
A stunning display of fruit, with a seamless and beguiling show of açaí, raspberry, plum and blackberry puree notes gliding through in lockstep. Light anise, black tea and incense elements weave around while the finish is pulled along by a mouthwatering combo of shiso leaf and iron details, with the fruit easily keeping pace. Approachable now because of the fruit, but this will cellar well for some time.
Decanter
Raspberry, redcurrant, a touch of charcoal smokiness, pine needles. Full-bodied, but fresh and cooling, acidity is remarkably high for the vintage, and it's intensely saline and mineral. It has the bold Châteauneuf frame, but no Châteauneuf fat, and plenty of searching, fine-toothed tannin. Long finish. Yes you can drink it now, but I suspect it will be an epic wine as it approaches 20 years, such is the structure, power and finesse. North-facing slope of lieu-dit Pignan, pure Grenache planted on sand and galets roulés. 11-day cold maceration, then aged for three years on the full lees in 228l and 500l barrels from the Jupilles forest.
Jeb Dunnuck
Similar in style to the 2016, just slightly more elegant, the 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Arioso is the Chambolle-Musigny of the Rhône Valley with its huge perfume of spring flowers, pepper, exotic fruits, and spice. Possessing remarkable elegance, full-body, ultra-fine tannin, and a great, great texture, it's up with the top wines in the vintage and will keep for two decades.