For festive meals, select festive wines! The Xavier Vignon team has curated recommendations, especially for you, ensuring your end-of-year feasts are unforgettable. Embrace the celebratory spirit; go grand with magnums and share the joy!

Here are 3 unforgettable wines.

White Anonyme - 2022 Châteauneuf du Pape: Sourced from select parcels within the appellation, this wine offers a balanced profile, oscillating between citrus, floral, and mild spice notes, with a promising future. Blending richness, power, and freshness, this white wine is delightfully palatable and pairs well with fish or poultry dishes. Imagine it accompanying pan-seared scallops, baked turbot, grilled lobster, or even a delicious sampling of goat cheeses. Consider decanting it half an hour before serving at around 10°C (50°F).

Réserve XV XVI XVII - Red non-vintage Châteauneuf-du-Pape: A unique blend of three vintages – 2015, 2016, and 2017 – breaking away from the traditional appellation and winemaking norms. The aim? To produce a diverse wine wherein each vintage complements the other, owing to varying weather conditions: 2015 offers structure and depth, 2016 brings finesse and salinity, and 2017 introduces dark fruit and spice notes. Dominated by grenache, this exceptional wine epitomizes the essence of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, capturing its nuances – from floral and spice to garrigue (wild shrub) undertones. This brilliant wine is structured, refreshingly cool, and possesses remarkable depth. It’s the perfect time to enjoy it with braised beef cheek, venison stew, foie gras pie, or a pan of herbed mushrooms. A lovely farm-produced Saint-Nectaire cheese would also be an excellent choice. Serve at around 16°C (60.8°F) and let it gradually warm up during the meal without exceeding 18°C (64.4°F).

Arcane la Justice - 2020 Red Côtes-du-Rhône: Symbolizing balance and harmony, this wine combines juices from the appellation with a reserve wine solely from crus in the southern Rhône Valley. Think of it as an elevated Côtes-du-Rhône, where the predominant grenache blends beautifully with the syrah. Transcending its appellation's confines, this wine authentically expresses its southern character: enticing fruitiness, floral and blackberry notes, concentration, and suppleness in an enduring profile. Discover this wine with guinea fowl or capon accompanied by chestnuts and morels, foie gras stuffed quails, or a truffle and parmesan risotto.

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