2017 Comte de Lauze -- Châteauneuf du Pape -- Rhone Valley, France with regular stirring and malolactic

with regular stirring and malolactic conversion completed in the barrels during aging

This is a full-bodied

François Chidaine has an unsurpassed reputation in the Middle Loire regions of Montlouis

we believe

a rare soil type based on fractured shale

2017 Comte de Lauze -- Châteauneuf du Pape -- Rhone Valley, France with regular stirring and malolacticAnne Fourcher has owned Domaine Comte de Lauze (pronounced like the home improvement store) since 2004. Also the winemaker, she strives to produce wines that recall the Chateauneuf du Ppes made prior to Robert Parker and his penchant for very ripe, extracted, oaky and alcoholic reds. Her North and East facing, stone covered vineyards of old vines get less of the increasing afternoon heat, resulting in longer hang time that builds complexity while not