Wine Maps Chateauneuf Du Pape France Enobytes Food Wine
The wine of ChateauneufduPape takes its name from the relocation of the papal court to Avignon The lore says that after moving in 1309, Pope Clément V (after whom Chateau PapeClément in PessacLéognan is named) ordered that vines were planted But it was actually his successor, John XXII, who established the vineyardsRoussanne is an elegant, complex wine of finesse, good acidity and balance Has aromas and flavors of melon, white fruits, pears, tree blossoms and herbs Shows honey and coffee notes with age One of ChâteauneufduPape's oldest estates, archives affirm Château La Nerthe's existence as early as 1560 and suggest an even more distant past
