Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Tradition Rouge 2021 070726OFFER saltiness and sweetness that balance

saltiness and sweetness that balance perfectly as perfumed wood smoke rises to envelop them all

Santa Rosa–based winery dedicated to minimal intervention

We love the texture of this wine

fermentation in concrete and ceramic vessels

and the core Cabernet Franc comes from one tiny

Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Tradition Rouge 2021 070726OFFER saltiness and sweetness that balanceFew 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