Clos des Papes
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Red fruits on the nose with light oak, spices, earth, garrigue and chocolates.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with sweet raspberries, black cherries, spices, tobacco leaf, dark chocolates, earth and black pepper.
Nice finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 9 year old Grenache blend from Southern Rhone is drinking beautifully now. Powerful, yet elegant. Fruity, rich and smooth.
Still feels very young, and more fruit forward than I expected it to be. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Complex and interesting.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime. Spicy and entertaining.
This 2016 vintage in the Southern Rhône was exceptional. Will continue to age beautifully over the next 10 years.
A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with food.
A blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah.
14% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$140.
Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Red fruits on the nose with light oak, spices, earth, garrigue and chocolates.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with sweet raspberries, black cherries, spices, tobacco leaf, dark chocolates, earth and black pepper.
Nice finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 9 year old Grenache blend from Southern Rhone is drinking beautifully now. Powerful, yet elegant. Fruity, rich and smooth.
Still feels very young, and more fruit forward than I expected it to be. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Complex and interesting.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime. Spicy and entertaining.
This 2016 vintage in the Southern Rhône was exceptional. Will continue to age beautifully over the next 10 years.
A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with food.
A blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah.
14% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$140.
Lurid ruby. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes raspberry liqueur, cherry compote, exotic spices and candied lavender. Juicy, seamless and alluringly sweet, offering impressively concentrated and sharply delineated flavors of sappy red fruits, succulent herbs, spicecake and candied flowers that spread out steadily on the back half. Densely packed but also lithe in character, finishing with slow-building tannins that shape the exuberant red fruit on the extremely long, sappy and penetrating finish. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, December 2019)
Lurid ruby. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes raspberry liqueur, cherry compote, exotic spices and candied lavender. Juicy, seamless and alluringly sweet, offering impressively concentrated and sharply delineated flavors of sappy red fruits, succulent herbs, spicecake and candied flowers that spread out steadily on the back half. Densely packed but also lithe in character, finishing with slow-building tannins that shape the exuberant red fruit on the extremely long, sappy and penetrating finish. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, December 2019)
Peppery nose, juicy black currant and cherry notes, legs for days but easy to drink.
Peppery nose, juicy black currant and cherry notes, legs for days but easy to drink.
Nov 9th, 2024
Just 2 weeks. But in blind tasting, difficult to find it. Not just concentrated, lots of various flavor with balanced. @5235, tatong, 190714
Just 2 weeks. But in blind tasting, difficult to find it. Not just concentrated, lots of various flavor with balanced. @5235, tatong, 190714
Jul 14th, 2019Even2016, new released vintage, quite concentrated covered rough fruity taste caused due to young vintage. Balanced at really high level. @5585, tatong, 190628
Even2016, new released vintage, quite concentrated covered rough fruity taste caused due to young vintage. Balanced at really high level. @5585, tatong, 190628
Jun 28th, 2019
Infanticide but I needed to taste as next one will be in 6-7 years. What a wonderful wine. At the beginning it was closed but after 2 hours it opened up giving dark ripe red and black fruit. Kirsch, herbs some licorice and refined tannins. Goes on very long. Yes it is ripe, yes there is heat however the acidity and mineral core of this wine will take it super long in time. Can't wait to see how this will be in 10 years but I know it will be a very good wine.
Infanticide but I needed to taste as next one will be in 6-7 years. What a wonderful wine. At the beginning it was closed but after 2 hours it opened up giving dark ripe red and black fruit. Kirsch, herbs some licorice and refined tannins. Goes on very long. Yes it is ripe, yes there is heat however the acidity and mineral core of this wine will take it super long in time. Can't wait to see how this will be in 10 years but I know it will be a very good wine.
Nov 3rd, 2018
