One estate. Three very different Chateauneuf-du-Papes โ€” Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils 2017

 
 

ๅคง้ƒจๅˆ†Chateauneuf-du-Papeๅ˜…้…’่ŽŠๆ•…ไบ‹้ƒฝๅทฎๅ””ๅคš๏ผŒไฝ†ไปฅไธ‹ๅ‘ขๅ€‹ๅ””ไธ€ๆจฃ๐Ÿ˜Œใ€‚

Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils๏ผšไธ€ๅ€‹ไธ‰ไปฃ็›ธๅ‚ณใ€๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทๆ–ผๆ•™็š‡ๆ–ฐๅ กๆ ธๅฟƒๅœฐๅ€ๅ˜…ๅฎถๆ—้…’่ŽŠใ€‚ๆ„ๅคงๅˆฉ็งปๆฐ‘Francis Usseglioๆ–ผ1931ๅนดๅฎšๅฑ…ๅ—้š†ๆฒณ่ฐท๏ผ›Raymondๅœจ1960ๅนดไปฃๅ‰ต็ซ‹้…’่ŽŠ๏ผŒ่€ŒStephane็”ฑ1999ๅนด้–‹ๅง‹ๆŽฅๆ‰‹็ฎก็†ใ€‚ๅคง็ด„24ๅ…ฌ้ ƒ่‘ก่„ๅœ’๏ผŒไปฅๆœ‰ๆฉŸๅŒ็”Ÿ็‰ฉๅ‹•ๅŠ›ๆณ•่€•ไฝœใ€‚่€่—ค็‚บไธป๐ŸŒฑใ€‚ๆททๅˆๅ””ๅŒ้ขจๅœŸโ€”โ€”ๆฒ™่ณชๅœฐๅกŠๅธถไพ†็ดฐ็ทป๏ผŒ้ปๅœŸโ€“ๆณฅ็ฐๅฒฉๅŒๅคงๅต็ŸณๅœฐๅกŠๅ‰‡ๆไพ›ๅŠ›้‡ใ€‚Stephaneๅคง้ƒจๅˆ†็™ผ้…ต้ƒฝ็”จๆฐดๆณฅๆงฝ๏ผŒไปคๆžœๅ‘ณๆ›ดไนพๆทจใ€ๆ›ด็›ดๆŽฅ๏ผŒๅ””ๆœƒ่ขซๆฉกๆœจ่“‹้Žโ€”โ€”ๅ‘ˆ็พๅ‡บ็ด”็ฒน้€ๆ˜Žๅ˜…่กจ้”๐Ÿ™Œใ€‚ๅ‡บๅˆฐๅšŸไฟ‚่ฑๅฏŒไฝ†ๅ””ๅŽš้‡ๅ˜…CNDP๏ผš้ป‘ๆžœใ€้ฆ™่‰ใ€้ฆ™ๆ–™ๅŒๆ‚ ้•ท้ค˜้Ÿปใ€‚ๆˆ็†Ÿๆฟƒ้ƒ๏ผŒๅŒๆ™‚ๅ…ทๅ‚™็ตๆง‹ๅŒๆ–ฐ้ฎฎๆ„Ÿ๏ผŒ้ฉๅˆ้™ณๅนดใ€‚

ไธ‰ๅ€‹2017ๅนด้…’ๆฌพๆญฃๅฅฝๅฑ•็คบไฝขๅ“‹ๅฆ‚ไฝ•ๅฐ‡CNDP็™ผๆฎๅพ—ๆท‹ๆผ“็›ก่‡ด๐Ÿทใ€‚ๅณๆ—ฅ่‡ณ8ๆœˆ3ๆ—ฅๅฏไบซ95ๆŠ˜๏ผŒๅญ˜่ฒจๆฅตๅฐ‘ใ€‚

La Part des Anges 2017๏ผšไปฅMourvedre็‚บไธป๏ผˆ็ด„70%๏ผ‰ใ€‚ๆทฑๆฒ‰่ฑๅŽš๏ผŒๆฏ”Imperialeๆ›ดๅ•ฑๅนด่ผ•ๆ™‚้ฃฒใ€‚็”จๆ–ฐdemi-muidๆœจๆกถ็™ผ้…ตๅŒ้™ณๅนด๏ผŒๆฉกๆœจ้ขจๅ‘ณ่ผƒๆ˜Ž้กฏใ€‚ๆˆ็†Ÿ้ป‘ๆžœใ€้นน้ฆ™้ฆ™ๆ–™๏ผŒ็ตๆง‹ๅˆ†ๆ˜Ž

Imperiale 2017๏ผšๆ——่‰ฆๆฌพใ€‚ๅฑ•็พ่€่—คๆทฑๅบฆ๏ผˆไพ†่‡ช1902ๅนด็จฎๆ–ผๆฒ™่ณชๅœŸๅฃคๅ˜…่‘ก่„่—ค๏ผ‰๏ผŒๆˆ็†Ÿ็ด…้ป‘ๆžœ๐Ÿซใ€็„ก่Šฑๆžœใ€ๅธƒๅ†งๅŒ้ฆ™ๆ–™ใ€‚ๅฎŒๆ•ดใ€ๅœ“ๆฝคใ€้ฉๅˆ้™ณๅนดใ€‚ๆ›ด็ถ“ๅ…ธๅ˜…CNDP้ขจๆ ผใ€‚

Les Apotres 2017๏ผšๆœ€็จ€ๆœ‰๏ผˆๅชๆœ‰3,000ๆ”ฏ๏ผ‰ใ€‚ไฝฟ็”จไบ†13็จฎ่ชๅฏ่‘ก่„ๅ“็จฎ๏ผˆ็ด…็™ฝ้ƒฝๆœ‰๏ผ‰๏ผŒไปฅ้™ถ็”•็™ผ้…ตๅŒ้™ณๅนดใ€‚ๅฑคๆฌก่ฑๅฏŒใ€่ค‡้›œๅ˜…CNDP๏ผŒๅธถ้ป‘่Ž“ใ€็Žซ็‘ฐใ€็”˜่‰ๅŒ้ฆ™้†‹่ˆฌๅ˜…ๆทฑๅบฆใ€‚

๐Ÿ’—ไธ‰็จฎๅ€‹ๆ€งใ€‚ไธ€ๅ€‹ๆ‹’็ต•ๅชๅšๅ–ฎไธ€้ขจๆ ผๅ˜…ๆ•™็š‡ๆ–ฐๅ ก้…’่ŽŠ๐Ÿค—ใ€‚

Most Chateauneuf-du-Pape messages sound familiar. This one doesnโ€™t๐Ÿ˜Œ.

Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils is the real thing: a third-generation family estate in the heart of Chateauneuf-du-Pape๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท. Italian immigrant Francis Usseglio settled in the Southern Rhone in 1931; Raymond founded the domaine in the 1960s, and Stephane has guided it since 1999. Roughly 24 hectares farmed organically and biodynamically. Old vines๐ŸŒฑ. Different terroirs blended โ€” sandy parcels for finesse, clay-marl and galet sites for power. Stephane uses concrete tanks for most fermentations to show fruit cleaner and more directly, rather than masking it with oak โ€” giving a pure, transparent expression๐Ÿ™Œ. The result is Chateauneuf-du-Pape that is rich but not heavy โ€” dark fruit, herbs, spice and a long finish. Ripe and intense, yet with structure and freshness to age well.

Three 2017s show just how far they can push the idea of great Chateauneuf๐Ÿท. Enjoy 5% off on these until Aug 3. Very small stock only.

La Part des Anges 2017 โ€” Mourvedre-led (around 70%). Deep and plush, more approachable young than Imperiale. Fully vinified and aged in new demi-muids for a stronger oak imprint. Ripe black fruit, savory spice and a structured character.

Imperiale 2017 โ€” The flagship. Old-vine depth (from vines planted in 1902 on sandy soils), ripe red and black fruit๐Ÿซ, fig, plum and spice. Complete, polished, ageworthy. A more classic Chateauneuf-du-Pape profile.

Les Apotres 2017 โ€” The rarest (only 3,000 bottles made). 13 authorised grape varieties (both black and white), vinified and aged in amphora with minimal intervention. A layered and complex expression of Chateauneuf-du-Pape with blackberry, rose, licorice and balsamic depth.

๐Ÿ’—Three personalities. One estate that refuses to make just one kind of Chateauneuf-du-Pape๐Ÿค—.

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Enjoy 5% off on Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils wines

Promotion period: until Aug 3, 2026


Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee La Part des Anges 2017 - Bt | RP96
HK$525 โ–ท HK$495

A Mourvรจdre-based wine, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape la Part des Anges also includes 20% Grenache and 10% Syrah. It's aged mostly in wood, so it's a bit more approachable young than the Cuvรฉe Imperiale, combining hints of pencil shavings with roasted plum on the nose. It's velvety and plush without being overly modern, finishing long and mouthwatering.

-96, Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate, October 2019


Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Imperiale 2017 - Bt | RP96
HK$640 โ–ท HK$605

The 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Imperiale (from vines planted in 1902) is firm and structured to age magnificently. Roses, black tea and red raspberries all appear on the nose and palate, framed by fine-grained tannins. I suspect it will close down shortly, but there is terrific material here, and the wine will drink well for two decades.

-96, Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate, October 2019


Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Apotres 2017 - Bt | RP98
HK$770 โ–ท HK$730

The 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Apotres was made in amphora, with four months of maceration. Based on Grenache, it includes a high proportion of other traditional varieties, including some white grapes. It's exquisitely perfumed, with enchanting scents of strawberries, roses, garrigue and black tea. Full-bodied but delicate and silky in feel, it builds on the finish, like a great Burgundy. With only 3,000 bottles produced (and none in 2018), it will be hard to track any down but well worth the hunt.

-98, Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate, October 2019


In stock now, and offered subject to final confirmation and remaining unsold. E. & O. E.

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