A tiny production cuvee that’s from 100-year-old vines (not far from the vines of Julien Barrot’s Pure cuvee), the 2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape les Petits Pieds d'Armand is an exuberant, ripe, sexy, sweetly fruited Grenache...
A tiny production cuvee that’s from 100-year-old vines (not far from the vines of Julien Barrot’s Pure cuvee), the 2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape les Petits Pieds d'Armand is an exuberant, ripe, sexy, sweetly fruited Grenache that doesn’t pull any punches with regards to its sweetness of fruit or opulence. Offering a huge nose of black raspberries, fig, plum liqueur, incense and dried spice, it hits the palate with a wealth of sweet fruit, yet stays light, balanced and thoroughly drinkable. It’s fully mature and on a fast-evolutionary track, so plan on drinking bottles over the coming 4-5 years.