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2014 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc “Clos La Roquète”

Frédéric and Daniel Brunier
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The Brunier brothers bottle this white Châteauneuf as a more accessible alternative to the exalted La Crau bottling. La Roquète is a completely different terroir—its sandy soils lend a softer edge to the Clairette, Grenache Blanc, and Roussanne that make up the blend. Suggestive of molten rocks with a trace of honey and wildflowers, it can age but really aims to please in its tender youth. –Anthony Lynch

Technical Information
Wine Type: white
Vintage: 2014
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 35% Clairette, 30% Grenache Blanc, 25% Roussanne, 10% Bourboulenc
Appellation: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Winemaker: Frédérick & Daniel Brunier
Vineyard: 21 years, 2 ha
Soil: Sand on red clay and galets roulés
Aging: Wine ages in cuve and in barrel for 7 months before bottling
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 13.5%

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Every three or four months I would send my clients a cheaply made list of my inventory, but it began to dawn on me that business did not pick up afterwards. It occurred to me that my clientele might not know what Château Grillet is, either. One month in 1974 I had an especially esoteric collection of wines arriving, so I decided to put a short explanation about each wine into my price list, to try and let my clients know what to expect when they uncorked a bottle. The day after I mailed that brochure, people showed up at the shop, and that is how these little propaganda pieces for fine wine were born.—Kermit Lynch

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