Domaine de Marcoux Cotes-du-Rhone 2020
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From just outside the Cha^teauneuf du Pape appellation, the Armeniers have produced a terrific 2020 Cotes du Rhone from a blend of 60% Grenache and 20% each Mourvèdre and Syrah. Complex notions of cracked pepper, garrigue and dried flowers accent black cherry fruit on the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is framed by gentle waves of silky, fine-grained tannins.
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In 1990, the Domaine became the first in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape to implement biodynamic farming practices. Their youngest vines are 40 to 60-years-old, and in short, the sisters do as little as possible to the harvested grapes. This domaine, as critic Stephen Tanzer put it, is "the essence of Chateauneuf-du-Pape."
In 2003, Robert Parker named Sophie and Catherine on his list of "Wine Personalities of Year," writing, "Over the last 12 years, the biodynamically farmed vineyard has risen to the top of Chateauneuf-du-Pape's quality hierarchy. The two red wines produced have been stunning, with the regular cuvée of Chateauneuf-du-Pape one of the finest in the appellation, and the limited production Cuvée Vieilles Vignes one of the world’s truly magnificent wines."