Chapelle Saint Theodoric, Chateauneuf Du Pape Guigasse Vintage:2016 A more deeply pitched nose

A more deeply pitched nose reveals notes of dark cherry

finishing warm

This should age very well

Supple and broad but lively

This too offers very fine quality for its level

Chapelle Saint Theodoric, Chateauneuf Du Pape Guigasse Vintage:2016 A more deeply pitched noseLa Guigasse, from the lieu dit of the same name, is a slightly less elevated parcel than Le Grand Pin, with yellow brown sands mingled with a little more clay. Harvesting and vinification are identical in order to maximise terroir differences. This, too, is a translucent garnet red in colour with graceful, layered red fruits which seem to hint at forest pine needles and warm resin rather than the sweet floral notes of Le Grand Pin (confusingly, given