Cuvée Inspiration

The 2003 vintage at Châteauneuf-du-Pape was characterized by extreme weather conditions, marked by severe drought and scorching temperatures. This exceptional year led to a very early harvest, starting as early as the second half of August for some grape varieties. Despite these conditions, the grapes ripened optimally, producing a healthy, concentrated harvest. Red wines show intense color, richness, ripe tannins and high aromatic concentration, combining fresh fruit and jammy notes. As for the white wines, they offer fine balance, combining freshness and fullness, with fruity aromas. This extraordinary vintage produces powerful, generous and elegant wines, marked by great maturity.

The 2010 vintage will be remembered as one of the lowest in terms of volume produced, and one of the highest in terms of the quality of the grapes harvested. A rainy spring and dry summer produced extremely healthy grapes with a fine tannic structure. The red wines boast deep purple hues. The nose is intensely fruity, often with a hint of minerality. The most remarkable feature of the vintage is the very fresh balance of both reds and whites, with full-bodied mouthfeel and rich, fine-grained tannic structures. This is undoubtedly a vintage with great ageing potential. 2010 follows in the footsteps of the great vintages of 2000 and 2007. 2010 is Da Capo's 5th vintage and Inspiration's second...

A fabulous vintage! Ideal weather conditions, with a hot, dry summer and wide temperature variations, enabled the grapes to ripen to perfection, in perfect health. The harvest, spread over several weeks, produced grapes of the highest quality, requiring very little sorting. The wines are distinguished by their aromatic intensity, complexity and purity. The 2016s, for their part, are characterized by very clear, frank, intense and complex aromatic expression. Depending on the terroir, Grenache wines exude fragrances of raspberry, licorice, garrigue, candied ginger, black fruit and citrus. The blending of the appellation's different grape varieties gives rise to a «magical complexity», an expression of the resonance found between varietal typicity and the influence of terroir. Red wines boast dense, dark colors and very high levels of anthocyanins. On the palate, the wines are full-bodied, vinous and beautifully fresh. In a word, powerful! The tannins are very present, their grain extremely fine and already very silky. This vintage combines power, elegance and balance, and is one of the appellation's great years, with excellent ageing potential.