Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Tradition Rouge 2021 no ups where the value still lives

where the value still lives

planted in 2008 a stone's throw from the Pacific in Cambria on the San Luis Obispo Coast

Morgon is the most muscular of the Beaujolais crus

Bottled by hand in this generous magnum format—a wine for serious exploration of the Rhône's hidden corners

A mouthfeel that is perfectly framed

Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Tradition Rouge 2021 no ups where the value still livesFew addresses in Chateauneuf du Pape carry the weight of Chateau Fortia. This is where Baron Pierre Le Roy basically invented the AOC system in the 1920s and 30s, drawing up the rules that French wine law and the whole appellation idea still run on today. The Tradition cuvee is the estate's calling card: a Grenache led red, rounded out with Syrah, raised in old foudres so the fruit stays in the driver's seat. It's classic southern Rhone in the old