Cuvée Prestigieux Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022

A rich Prestige cuvée of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the southern Rhône’s most sought-after red wine. The southern Rhône produces reds of remarkable richness, warmth and power. And the most powerful and weighty of them all is Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Its name means ‘the new house of the pope’ and refers to when the centre of the Roman Catholic church moved to Avignon in the 1300s. Cuvée Préstigieux is a fabulous, rich red using Grenache, Syrah, Mouvèdre and Cinsault. It’s from the Guillot family, who originally headed south from Burgundy in 1911 and bought a vineyard in the Rhône valley. Today, Laurent Guillot is in charge, working the family plots both in Burgundy and the Rhône. This Cuvée Préstigieux is a full-bodied, velvety style with powerful, dark fruit and spice. An ample, voluptuous red with structure and freshness. Ideal with lamb.