"紅棗，車厘子，香草，莓味豐富，單寧柔軟多汁，佐餐小點，甚至到配雞鴨類都適合。" (Tasted on June, 2023)
城堡非常雄偉，但它本身並非酒莊，亦非酒窖，直至上世紀30年代一位冒險家、企業家Louis Mousset買下它，才成為酒莊。他的女兒 Catherine Mousset繼承了Chateau Fines Roches周邊的葡萄園，在嫁給Robert Barrot後，二人自1976年一起建立了品牌：Vignobles Mousset-Barrot。現在酒莊由他們和兩位女兒Gaëlle（負責葡萄園）和 Amélie（負責文書和宣傳）一起合力經營，他們對風土和釀酒都投注滿懷熱情。Chateau Fines Roches於Chateauneuf du Pape 的葡萄園佔地53公頃，其中48公頃是紅葡萄，5 公頃是白葡萄品種。家族旗下除了Chateau des Fines Roches, 還坐擁Chateau du Bois de la Garde (63公頃) 及於2003年購入的Chateau Jas de Bressy (4.5公頃)。
產區保護條例：
南隆河 AOC Chateauneuf du Pape
產地：
法國
種類：
紅葡萄酒
風土：
地下是紅黏土，表面是圓形的鵝卵石，日間儲存熱能並於晚上釋放。葡萄藤樹齡平均60年。
葡萄品種：
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Muscardin, Counoise, Vaccarèse
釀造：
人手採收，葡萄經兩次篩選。釀酒過程利用地心引力，待發酵完成後，酒液與酒渣浸泡21-30日，除渣後於木桶及不鏽鋼缸中陳年12個月。
品酒筆記：
(Robert Parker's rating: 92 points)
Château des Fines Roches 2015 擁有華麗、醉人的成熟櫻桃和核果香氣。酒體由中等演變至豐厚，圓潤濃郁卻不過於厚重。 餘韻柔順、果味濃郁，非常好喝，應該會繼續保持至少十年。
The Chateau is a very impressive building, but it was not a winery until an entrepeneur Louis Mousset purchased it in the 1930ties. His daughter Catherine inherited vineyards around Chateau Fines Roches. She married Robert Barrot, and found a family and a brand: Vignobles Mousset-Barrot. Now they run the firm with the help of two daughters, Gaëlle (in charge of vineyards) and Amélie (office and promotion), who are passionate for the terror and vinification.
The vineyards of Chateau Fines Roches cover 53 ha of Chateauneuf du Pape of which 48 ha are with red varieties, 5 ha are whites. Today, Vignobles Mousset Barrot consists of three properties. Besides Fine Roches, there are Chateau du Bois de la Garde (63 hectares) and Chateau Jas de Bressy (4.5 hectares, purchased in 2003).
Appellation:
AOC Chateauneuf du Pape, southern Rhone
Country of Origin:
France
Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)
Terroir :
Round smooth pebbles on the surface, storing heat during the day. Red clay underground.
Grape Varieties:
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Muscardin, Counoise, Vaccarèse
Vinification :
Harvested by hand. Sorting twice and the vinification process is done by the gravity flow. When the alcoholic fermentation is finished, the juice and the solid matter (skins, pips or stalks) to macerate together for 21-30 days. Aged in a combination of foudres and concrete tanks for 12 months.
Tasting Notes :
(Robert Parker's rating: 92 points)
The Château des Fines Roches 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape boasts a flamboyant, intoxicating nose of ripe cherries and stone fruit. It turns the fancy trick of being medium to full-bodied, lush and creamy without being warm or heavy. With its supple, fruit-driven finish, it's drinking well already and should continue to do so for at least another decade.
