In 1989, the Swiss Amez-Droz family got an opportunity to buy this 90-hectare estate located just west of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which offered them several hectares of old vines of mainly grenache and syrah, with smaller amounts of mourvèdre, cinsault, counoise and carignan. This is exactly what goes in this tight, fruity, concentrated cuvée, with a backbone that old vines are especially good at bringing into a wine. At 13.5% alcohol, without any jammy, hot flavors, this unoaked wine goes beautifully with grilled meats, in particular lamb. It could also benefit from a few years’ cellaring, to allow it to express itself more openly. You can read more tasting notes by Rémy on The Wine Case.
WHO: Château Signac
WHAT: Grenache & Syrah
WHERE: Côtes du Rhône Villages Chusclan
WHEN: 2006
HOW MUCH: $20
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