Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Tradition Rouge 2021 CACOFFER saline grip

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and incredibly complex

and Syrah delivers dark fruit and wild herb complexity with polished tannins and cool mineral spine

and built around the bright

Greek natural wine at its most welcoming

Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Tradition Rouge 2021 CACOFFER saline gripFew 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