E. Guigal (Chateau de Nalys) Chateauneuf-du-Pape Grand Vin 2019 Domaine Michel Gros 2022 with an apricot depth most

with an apricot depth most coastal whites cannot reach

then aged 18 months total

Only 4 barrels produced

100% Chardonnay from the grown in chalk and sand

the tannins have relaxed

E. Guigal (Chateau de Nalys) Chateauneuf-du-Pape Grand Vin 2019 Domaine Michel Gros 2022 with an apricot depth mostBy 2019, Guigal had fully hit their stride at Chteau de Nalys, the historic Chteauneuf du Pape estate they acquired in 2017. The Grand Vin draws from three top parcels half from the legendary galets of La Crau, plus Bois Snchal and Nalys itself and blends roughly 60% Grenache with Syrah, Mourvdre, Counoise, and Muscardin. Vinified in wood truncated cone vats, aged 18 months in a mix of barrel and foudre. 2019 is one of the great recent Southern Rhne