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Rotem & Mounir Souma Chateauneuf du Pape Arioso
2017

  |   France

Product Details

Rotem & Mounir Chateauneuf du Pape Arioso 2017
The Wine Team at Personal Wine often refer to this wine as "Baby Chateau Rayas," and for good reason. The 2017 Rotem Mounir Arioso is deep, shimmering magenta in color. It has strong, clear aromas of raspberry and boysenberry liqueur, with hints of candied flowers, exotic spices, and a bit of earthiness as it breathes. The taste is full of intense red and blue fruit flavors, spice, and lavender that grow richer as you sip. This wine blends power and finesse beautifully, finishing long and spicy with recurring red berry and floral notes and smooth, balanced tannins that appear towards the end.

This wine is unique, with enchanting floral and red fruit aromas and a silky yet firm structure that carries flavors of kirsch, cherry preserve, and violets. It finishes with a burst of incense, rooibos tea, and iron accents, making you pause before taking another sip.

This wine comes from a small vineyard in Pignan, planted in 1942, which was the beginning of the Saouma's journey in the Rhône region. The old vines produce very small amounts of grapes. The whole grape clusters using natural yeasts, then move the wine, including the lees, into 500-liter barrels where it sits untouched for 36 months. It's bottled with very little added sulfur as many wines do within the Chateauneuf du Pape region.

Wine Spectator 96 points, Vinous 97 points

Customization

Front of Bottle

  • Vintage

    2017

  • Region

    France

  • Varietal

    Chateauneuf du Pape

  • ABV

    15% by Vol.

  • Volume

    750 mL