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Article: Rhone Valley pick is made for fall; Charming Chateauneuf-du-Pape stands up to hearty stews
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 10, 2007
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In the past couple of weeks, we've written about two wines that
might be new arrivals on many shelves: Gruner Veltliner from Austria
and Ribera del Duero from Spain.
This week, we thought it would be fun to visit an old friend:
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, the earthy red from the sun-baked soil of the
Rhone Valley of France.
At a time when so many wine bottles look sleek and modern,
Chateauneuf-du-Pape still makes us smile with its heavy, embossed
glass and old-fashioned script. Have the wines themselves kept their
antimodern charm? We decided to find out.
Now is a good time to be experimenting with Chateauneuf-du-Pape
because of a nice run of good vintages following rain-soaked 2002, ...