Tech Notes
Wine Details
Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck
By Vignoble Simian
2022 'Le Traversier' Chateauneuf-du-Pape White
Vineyard
Sandy, clayey, slimy soils from La Bertaude and Palestor terroirs.
Vinification
Hand-picking and manual sorting. Destemming and crushing, smooth pneumatic pressing, and debourbage. Then, the addition of a starter with natural yeasts for fermentation at 18 to 20 degrees C for 10 to 12 days in a vat for 70% of the blend, with vinifying and aging in barrels for Roussanne. Racked and then aged in the same containers for six months. Filtering and bottling in July 2023.
Technical Details
Grape Varieties: 55% Grenache Blanc, 30% Roussanne, 15% Clairette
Surface Area: 1.40 hectares
Production: 35 hl/ha
Average Vine Age: 40 years
Tasting Notes
With a delicate straw robe, this blend expresses itself with great elegance and nice intensity while showcasing its floral aromas, white fruit, and citrus zest. Linden, jasmine, fennel, pear, medlar, mirabelle plum, and white peach, underlined by a subtle and fresh minerality and a note of white pepper and toasted almond. The attack on the palate - one of great elegance - is round and fleshy, followed by a pleasant freshness for a full and persistent finish, which underlines the floral and white fruit notes.
Food Pairing
To drink as an aperitif with cheese, like creamy or dry Pelardon, or during a meal with 'Noix de St Jacques' with saffron, Bresse chicken with morels, or lentil soup with celery and lemon.
Service
Aging Potential: Open between 2024 and 2031
Serving Temperature: 11 to 13 degrees C
[Information provided by Chateau Simian]
Unit Size | 750.00 ML |
Varietal | White Blend |
Vintage | 2022 |
Grape | Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Clairette |
Country | France |
Region | Rhône Valley |
2022 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Le Traversier
Producer: Chateau Simian
Place of Origin: France, Chateauneuf Du Pape, Southern Rhone
Color: White
Rating: 90
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2026
From: Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2022: Bring It On (Jun 2024)
After a stellar performance in 2021, the 2022 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Le Traversier cannot quite keep up. Still, the 2022 shows lovely complexity, with signs of pastry, lemon peel, yellow apple and white peach. [...] This year’s blend is [...] Grenache Blanc, 30% Roussanne and [...] Clairette.
By: Nicolas Greinacher on June 2024
2022 Chateau Simian Chateauneuf Du Pape Le Traversier Blanc
Producer: Chateau Simian
Location: France, Rhone, Southern Rhone, Chateauneuf du Pape
Color: White
Rating: 89
Tasting Date: 10/30/2023
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck
Source: Southern Rhone: The 2021s From Bottle and the 2022s from Barrel
Orange blossoms, honeyed flowers, and spicy notes all emerge from the 2022 Chateauneuf Du Pape Le Traversier Blanc, a nicely textured, medium-bodied, fruit-forward white that holds onto a good sense of freshness in this riper, exuberant vintage. The blend is [...] Grenache Blanc, 30% Roussanne, and the rest Clairette.