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Mounir is interested in ancient ways of making wine and does things his own way. For reds, he opts for a two-week cold maceration and long, slow fermentations; he then ages the wines in barrel or amphora for up to five years \u2013 no racking, pumping, fining or filtration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sulphite additions are late and minimal. Omnia is a blend from across their nine lieux-dits, but the pinnacle of the range is Arioso, a pure old-vine Grenache from lieu-dit Pignan. Their white Magis is just as distinctive, tight and focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are among the appellation\u2019s most engaging wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tasted by Matt Walls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>POINTS&nbsp; 98<\/strong><br>Very deeply coloured, with powerful, strict tannins, deeply mineral. At 10 years, it\u2019s starting to show its potential. I enjoyed it, but this will be spectacular in another 10 years. It\u2019s showing beef blood, iodine, truffle and hung game, but its development has only just started. Mint, graphite and blackcurrant too. It\u2019s only medium-bodied, but so saline and mineral, full of energy and tension. Very fine but very tight tannins for now. A great wine in the making. Elemental and electric, with none of the overextraction, thickness or sweetness that can mar some Ch\u00e2teauneuf. Good now; better from 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drinking Window 2021 &#8211; 2043<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/lucienlemoine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/decanter_2021_may.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lucienlemoine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/decanter_2021_may.jpg 630w, https:\/\/lucienlemoine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/decanter_2021_may-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lucienlemoine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/decanter_2021_may-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even the most traditional wine regions need to evolve, and it\u2019s often newcomers who bring new ways of thinking. But as the price of vineyard land rises in famed appellations such as Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape, it becomes more difficult for outsiders to gain a foothold. 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