ChâteauneufduPape is the most famous village in the southern Rhone It is here that Grenache, the primary varietal, is arguably at its very best Syrah, Mourvedre, and Cinsaut are also normally included however the proportions can vary significantly from producer to producerWorldfamous wine critic Robert M Parker, Jr, reveals the ChateauneufduPape producers he reveres Plus, why these Rhone wines are so captivatingThe popes who, when installed in Avignon in the fourteenth century, revealed the terroir of ChâteauneufduPape Under the reign of John XXII, the village becomes the summer residence of the papacy As for the precious nectar produced in this area, he granted the wine to the rank of "Vin du Pape", opening the doors of the great European courts
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