Domaine Santa Duc Châteauneuf-du-Pape Habemus Papam 1.5L MAGNUM 2022

Habemus Papam in magnum gives this Grenache-led Châteauneuf-du-Pape a slower, steadier path through the cellar.

Two eastern lieux-dits, Le Pradel and La Font du Pape, supply vines of roughly six decades rooted in sand-rich clay over limestone, worked under Ecocert organic and Demeter biodynamic certification. Hand harvesting, double sorting and a three to four week ferment in steel come first; maturation then runs for a year and a half across large oak foudres and eight-hectolitre amphorae, with no fining or filtration at bottling.

In the glass there is black cherry, dried violet and peppery scrub, framed by fine tannin and the extra freshness a large format tends to hold onto. Pour at 16-18°C after decanting, and put it with a shared roast, braised beef cheeks or aged hard cheese.

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