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Rotem & Mounir Saouma, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Arioso Rouge 2011
Rotem and Mounir Saouma
98James Suckling
94Josh Raynolds
92Jeb Dunnuck
$1,170.00
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Bonded provenance
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Drinking window
2016 · opens
2019–2023 · peak
2027
now
+1 yrs
Drink soon · best from 2019 · will keep to 2027.
Tasting notes
Josh Raynolds · Vinous · 94
Saturated ruby. Intensely perfumed, exotic aromas of blackberry and cassis, potpourri, licorice, spicecake and cracked pepper. Sweet, incisive black and blue fruit and floral pastille flavors boast excellent depth and vivacity, with juicy acidity providing lift and focus. Supple tannins add shape and grip to the strikingly persistent finish, with the dark berry, licorice and floral notes echoing strongly.
Jeb Dunnuck · Jeb Dunnuck · 92
Looking like a step up over the 12, the 2011 Châteauneuf du Pape Arioso is 100% Grenache, all from the Pignan lieu-dit and vines planted in 1942, which will spend about 60 months in demi-muid prior to bottling. Despite this crazy long élevage, it stays fresh and lively, with a rich, rounded and creamy texture that carries loads of black cherry, black raspberry, spiced meat and crushed-flower-like aromas and flavors. Medium to full-bodied, ripe and yet also elegant, it will have 10-15 years of longevity.
Catalog details
Appellation
RegionRhone
Vintage2011
ColorRed
Top Score98 · James Suckling
Format750 ml
SourceMerchant
StorageBonded warehouse