Domaine Usseglio Raymond & Fils - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Pure Clairette - Blanc - 2021

Wine:

A Selection Committee Favorite rated 96/100, the 2021 White Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pure Clairette is a real winner! This pure Clairette wine from a single small parcel is utterly brilliant, carried by a meticulous maturation in Stockinger tuns, demi-muids and barrels, which stretches its texture without constraining it or giving it any woody accent. The result is a wine of great dimension, which opens with a very pure, delicate and floral nose, with an aniseed accent. The palate is remarkable, pure, with a silky touch expressing a lot of freshness. An airy and confidential white wine, to which few have access.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Fermentation in small tuns of 17hl and half new barrels of 5hl. Aged in the same containers for 6 months.

Organic and biodynamic wine certified Demeter.

Color:

Bright light gold.

Nose:

Delicate, pure and precise with beautiful aromas of white fruits, anise, fennel and underlined by a floral touch.

Palate:

This wine with a delicate juice reveals a remarkable freshness between a controlled acidity and a structuring minerality. We appreciate the lightness and precision of this sweet nectar.

Temperature:

Serve at 10 to 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Salmon filet with citrus fruits, stuffed chicken supremes and melting carrots, salt-crusted trout.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2033

One of the most esteemed estates in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Raymond Usseglio is prized by wine enthusiasts from around the world. Producing dazzling wines of perfect balance and harmonious profile, it overshadows many of its peers with its consistency throughout the vintages and pure class. Praised by Robert Parker and acclaimed by critics worldwide, obtaining its wines is becoming more and more difficult: as soon as a vintage is released its wines are completely taken by storm.