{"product_id":"delas-freres-chateauneuf-du-pape-haute-pierre-2020-75cl","title":"Delas Frères Châteauneuf-du-Pape Haute Pierre 2021 - 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelas Frères has been a fixture of the Rhône since 1835, and Haute Pierre is its Châteauneuf-du-Pape — a wine built in the grand southern Rhône mould but with the house's taste for polish. The 2021 leads with Grenache, around 90%, rounded out with Syrah, and the vintage matters here: 2021 was cooler and fresher than the baking 2019 and 2020, giving a more classic, better-defined Châteauneuf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe colour is deep garnet. The nose is powerful and spicy — dark berries, garrigue herbs, a warm liquorice note. On the palate it is rich and almost unctuous, with that liquorice thread carrying through and a tannic frame that is tightly knit but delicately handled rather than heavy. It has the concentration you want from the appellation without tipping into jam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it air now, or better, tuck it away. This has a decade or more of development ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 16–18°C in a large glass. A young Châteauneuf like this wants an hour in a decanter — it settles the tannins and lets the garrigue perfume come forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoisdale of Belgravia, where a robust Rhône suits the room and the grill. Or The Wolseley for a grand plate of game and a serious red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlow-braised lamb shoulder with rosemary and anchovy. Venison, too, once the wine has a few years on it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MMD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55612162376004,"sku":"HO4302B21","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/dal.png?v=1782391562","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/delas-freres-chateauneuf-du-pape-haute-pierre-2020-75cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}