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“We tasted this 'classic' 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Château Cabrières back in September when the importer was thinking about bringing it in and we took every bottle we could get of this beauty. Especially at this price! The quality of this wine starts in the vineyard and then there's minimal intervention before bottling. By calling it 'classic,' I'm referring to the style that is not over ripe, over extracted, over-made, or over-oaked. The wine is silky, elegant, pretty, and most importantly balanced, with a supple mid-palate and a long sexy finish! Want to turn up your Super Bowl BBQ wine game a few notches? Enjoy this stylish Châteauneuf-du-Pape!” – Jim Knight, The Wine House

If you love French wine as much as we do, and are thinking that now is a great time to learn more, we have the in-depth French Wine Scholar course starting February 22. It is an eight week course that includes eight live webinars and 30 wine samples.

The Wine House Kitchen freshly prepared cocktails to go are back in stock, with a new addition – a hand-crafted Bloody Mary! All our Wine House Kitchen cocktails to go are made with top-of-the-line ingredients. All you need to do to enjoy these premium cocktails is shake well and pour over ice! Each 400ml bottle is only $24 and makes three cocktails. Please keep refrigerated as they are made with fresh ingredients. NOTE: Cocktails to go are only available for curbside pickup.

Check out our CLOSEOUT wines on our website! Quantities are limited to current stock and new closeout wines are added regularly!

NOTE: The Wine House is not open for walk-in customers. We offer curbside pickup between 11AM and 6PM. Please see below for UPDATED curbside pickup instructions and contact us before coming to the store. Please let us know if you have multiple orders to consolidate.

CHAT! If you see a chat bubble in the lower right corner on our website, a Wine House employee is ready to answer your questions. Please note that chat is only available between 11AM and 6PM, and the bubble only displays when an employee is available.

NOTE! For orders over $250, we now offer Special Local Delivery
Monday - Friday to addresses up to 10 miles from the store for $8/case. Additional delivery options are also available on our website.

92 Points: “Rich and supple, with layers of sweet, ripe, juicy, red plums, cherries and kirsch, the wine is silky, fresh, juicy and lively, with length and sweetness in the spicy finish. The wine was made from a blend of 50% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre and 10% Cinsault. In time, this could be even better when it all comes together.” – Jeff Leve, Wine Cellar Insider (September 2018)

91-94 Points: “The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Château Cabrieres is the finest wine I’ve tasted from this estate in some time. Based on 50% Grenache, 20% Each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, and the balance Cinsault, it offers terrific notes of black cherries, dried earth, garrigue, and graphite to go with a full-bodied, rounded, yet surprisingly finesse-driven style on the palate. It will certainly be outstanding and could be a real blockbuster once in bottle.” – Jeb Dunnuck (October 2017)

90-92 Points: A blend of 50% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 20% Syrah and 10% Cinsault, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape is a full-bodied, lush and creamy expression of the appellation. Plum and cola notes pick up complex hints of allspice and clove, while remaining supple and easy to drink. Drink dates 2018 to 2025.” – Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (August 2018)

FROM THE WINERY

Soil & terroir
North of Avignon on the left bank of the Rhône, the territory of Châteauneuf-du-Pape extends over 5 municipalities between Orange and Avignon. It is a succession of clay-limestone plateaus with the famous rolled pebbles which allow the vines to resist the drought of the Mediterranean climate and the mistral. The area of our AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyard is 20 hectares. It is spread over the three main terroirs of Châteauneuf-du-Pape: rolled pebbles, urgonniens and sands. This diversity contributes to obtaining the aromatic complexity of our wines.

Harvest
In general, in mid-September, the harvest is exclusively manual when the grape varieties are fully ripe, with three selective sorting of the grape berries in order to keep only the best.
Yield: Around 25 to 30 hl / ha.

Vinification
By grape variety and by plot. After a 4-week vatting period with pumping over, unballasting and punching down, then malolactic fermentation, the wines are blended and undergo a light filtration before aging for 12 months in Allier oak barrels.

Blend & grape varieties
Grenache (50%), Syrah (20%), Mourvèdre (20%), Cinsault (10%).

Tasting Notes
Beautiful intense ruby color. This wine is clean, brilliant. Powerful, fine and rich nose. predominantly spicy (pepper) the aromas of ripe fruit (blackberries and blackcurrant) begin to reveal themselves. Powerful in the mouth with a long aromatic persistence. Tannins present but well integrated.

Food and wine pairing
Beef stew, Provencal saddle of lamb, pepper steak, hare stew, venison stew, wild mushroom risotto, aged cheeses. Serving temperature: 16 to 18 ° C.

ABOUT CHATEAU CABRIERES

The Arnaud family has owned the property at Château Cabrières for three generations. In 2009, Guy Arnaud handed over the estate to his daughter Agnes, who along with her husband Patrick now manage the vineyards and the cellar. The estate is situated 3 kilometers north of the village of Châteauneuf du-Pape on Departmental Road 68 toward the city of Orange. The vineyard is situated on the “High Terrrasses” which are characteristic of the northern area of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. The terrain consists mainly of alpine diluvium and chalk miocenian soil with large flint pebbles stone covering the surface. These pebbles conserve the heat of the day during the night thus avoiding too much evaporation. Certain parcels were planted as early as 1900 and contain the 13 varieties allowed in Chateauneuf du Pape.

UPDATED CURBSIDE PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Place your online order.
- You will receive 2 emails. The first will acknowledge receipt of your order and the second will let you know that your order is ready for pickup.

2) Please reply to the second email to tell us you want curbside pickup. IMPORTANT: If you have multiple orders to consolidate, please let us know as we will need extra time to get those to the front of the store!
- We will prepare your order(s), move them to the front of the store and send you a confirmation email that curbside pickup is ready.

3) Pull up in front of the store. There is no need to call when you arrive at the store – just roll down your passenger window and let us know the name on the order(s).
- We will put your order(s) in your vehicle. There is no need to step out of your vehicle.

Due to the large number of phone calls we have been receiving and the time it takes to consolidate orders, please reply to the email letting you know that your wine is ready for pickup and give us time stage and consolidate your order(s). There is no need to phone the store to arrange curbside pickup.