Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Tradition Rouge 2021 070726OFFER holiday spice

holiday spice

Santa Rosa–based winery dedicated to minimal intervention

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

Insignia 2022 continues its legacy with estate-grown fruit capturing a remarkable vintage

Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Tradition Rouge 2021 070726OFFER holiday spiceFew 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