Clos des Papes
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend
Plush and rich. Plum and violet. Tobacco and underbrush. Tasty.
Plush and rich. Plum and violet. Tobacco and underbrush. Tasty.
Sep 29th, 2022Dark Ruby in colour. Very gamey with barnyard notes but no Brett no bandaid. On the palate raspberry notes - sweetish. Medium plus intensity with medium minus very fine savoury tannins. Love these aged CdPs but sometimes earlier consumption gives more fruit and less smelly savouriness. It boils down to individual choice. I have some 2007 CdPs (a good vintage) which I will have a closer look at in Autumn and Winter. One of the 1001 Wines.
Dark Ruby in colour. Very gamey with barnyard notes but no Brett no bandaid. On the palate raspberry notes - sweetish. Medium plus intensity with medium minus very fine savoury tannins. Love these aged CdPs but sometimes earlier consumption gives more fruit and less smelly savouriness. It boils down to individual choice. I have some 2007 CdPs (a good vintage) which I will have a closer look at in Autumn and Winter. One of the 1001 Wines.
Feb 14th, 2021Hot at first but Asian plum and Korean bbq sauce shows later along with wild cherry/dark fruit. It’s massive and may not hold but really enjoyable now.
Hot at first but Asian plum and Korean bbq sauce shows later along with wild cherry/dark fruit. It’s massive and may not hold but really enjoyable now.
Mar 3rd, 2018Hands down my favorite Clos Des Papes in the 00's.... And there a lot of good ones in this decade.
Hands down my favorite Clos Des Papes in the 00's.... And there a lot of good ones in this decade.
1 person found it helpfulJun 9th, 2013Here's to the breeze that blows through the trees!
Here's to the breeze that blows through the trees!
Jan 21st, 2017Drinking phenomenally well. Hoisin sauce, asian plum, cassis, espresso, and cherry. Gamey and meaty as well. Beautiful stuff. Great with braised short ribs
Drinking phenomenally well. Hoisin sauce, asian plum, cassis, espresso, and cherry. Gamey and meaty as well. Beautiful stuff. Great with braised short ribs
Feb 20th, 2016Beautiful purity and spice, opulent with no heat
Beautiful purity and spice, opulent with no heat
Dec 23rd, 2015