2019 was an extremely dry vintage, and for a long time the winemakers didn't know where the journey was going. Between April and September there was virtually no precipitation worth mentioning and June broke all existing heat records. The amazing resilience of old vines to the drought and 20 mm of rain in mid-September saved the vintage and gave it a completely different face. The drought-stressed vines were able to relax: the winemakers who were willing to wait long enough were rewarded with fantastic phenolic maturity in the harvest. So it just went well, you could say. As a result, 2019 is also considered a great vintage on the Rhône, which the winemakers classify as a mixture of 2007 and 2016. The quality of a good Châteauneuf cannot be measured by its concentration but by the quality of its tannins, which the 2019 perfectly illustrates. Silky, supple, pleasant note in the mouth. Enormous intensity! In typical Tardieu manner, the Châteauneuf-du-Pape not only lives from its abundant power, but also impresses with its elegance. Characterized by the red fruitiness of Grenache, flint on the nose, ethereal notes such as eucalyptus and mint. Darker and more mature notes join in the mouth. In addition to the red currant and strawberry fruits, some blackberries.