Le Clos du Caillou / Domaine du Caillou

Les Quartz Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

9.28 ratings
9.13 pro ratings
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Red Rhone Blend
Tomato-Based, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Pork, Beef
Top Notes For
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.7

Black pepper, green olives. Boozy.

Black pepper, green olives. Boozy.

Dec 25th, 2020
Eric Guido

A more immediate expression of Les Quarts, the 2017 is jammed packed with fruit but oh so fresh. Masses of blackberry, garrigue, crushed stone and wood smoke rise up from the glass. It's silky and suave, displaying polished purple and blue berries, contrasted by sour citrus, with a note of sweet violet candies carried by juicy acids. While this doesn't have the depth of the best vintages, it's a pleasure-bomb of vibrant Grenache that maintains balanced throughout. #closducaillou #chateauneufdupape #grenache #rhonewine

A more immediate expression of Les Quarts, the 2017 is jammed packed with fruit but oh so fresh. Masses of blackberry, garrigue, crushed stone and wood smoke rise up from the glass. It's silky and suave, displaying polished purple and blue berries, contrasted by sour citrus, with a note of sweet violet candies carried by juicy acids. While this doesn't have the depth of the best vintages, it's a pleasure-bomb of vibrant Grenache that maintains balanced throughout. #closducaillou #chateauneufdupape #grenache #rhonewine

Dec 6th, 2020
Holly Gamblin

Another fabulous wine at Estiatorio Milos. Are you ready? Apparently the reason it’s called Quartz, is the stones in the earth absorb the sun’s heat, keeping the roots of the vines warmer during cooler night temps! Hence this delicious wine! Love learning these nuggets - pun intended

Another fabulous wine at Estiatorio Milos. Are you ready? Apparently the reason it’s called Quartz, is the stones in the earth absorb the sun’s heat, keeping the roots of the vines warmer during cooler night temps! Hence this delicious wine! Love learning these nuggets - pun intended

Nov 13th, 2021
Chris

The celebration continues, raspberry and plum on this one, pretty soft out of the bottle with fine tannins.

The celebration continues, raspberry and plum on this one, pretty soft out of the bottle with fine tannins.

Nov 8th, 2020
Matt Duncan

Matt had this 2 years ago

Matt had this 2 years ago

Mar 8th, 2022
michael pandolfo

michael had this 3 years ago

michael had this 3 years ago

Oct 3rd, 2021
John Kirst

John had this 3 years ago

John had this 3 years ago

Mar 3rd, 2021
Alan Viader

Alan had this 5 years ago

Alan had this 5 years ago

Aug 18th, 2019