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ESTATE PRICE! The classic cuvée is the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc, which is based on 43% Roussanne, 30% Clairette, 25% Grenache Blanc, and 2% Bourboulenc. It's brilliant stuff, offering lots of bright lemon and pineapple-like fruits as well as white flowers, honeysuckle, and a kiss of chalky minerality. Beautiful on the palate as well, it's medium...
Dark and solidly built, with a stylish mix of cassis, blackberry and damson plum all edged in graphite. Savory acidity courses throughout, and black pepper, tar and smoke make this more savory than sweet; still-tight tannins will soften with time. Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Clairette. 180 cases made
A big-boned, crowd-pleasing red, with plum liqueur, ripe fig and black raspberry coated in melted licorice and cast iron. Delivers warm earth and hummus flavors that play a supporting role, while chocolate ganache adds richness. Though generous, this has a mineral-driven energy throughout. Drink now through 2030. 180 cases made
Friendly and open, this also shows impressive concentration to the ripe cherry, warm red licorice and cassis edged in vanilla. A stylish wine with terrific Grenache fruit purity, this also has character and grace. Delivers dried herbs, snappy acidity and fine-grained tannins, which keep the finish clean and vibrant. Drink now through 2035. 736 cases made
Despite its density, this is friendly and approachable now, with sappy plum, crushed cherry and balsamic-steeped plum flavors that are round and rich on the palate, underscored by sweet spice, incense and tea. Reveals warm earth and crushed rock notes that provide a savory counterpoint, with salty mineral elements coursing through the lengthy finish....
ESTATE PRICE! From a sandy, late-ripening site next to the clos, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Quartz is an 80-20 blend of Grenache and Syrah. Scents of roses, herbal tea, cherries and raspberries leave the mouth watering, while the palate is full-bodied, lush and silky. It really looks special this year.
The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Réserve Auguste Favier is based on 85% Grenache and 15% Cinsault, all from the Les Serres lieu-dit, and was brought up all in demi-muids. Black raspberries, spring flowers, pepper, and loamy earth and mineral nuances all make an appearance here, and this flawlessly balanced, medium to full-bodied Châteauneuf du Pape has...
The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée De La Reine des Bois is a deeper, more masculine wine with gorgeous cassis and blackberry fruits as well as graphite, licorice, crushed stone, violets, and lavender nuances. Rich, full-bodied, and incredibly concentrated, it has a brilliant sense of freshness and purity as well as length on the finish. It's going to...
The saturated purple-hued 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée De La Reine Des Bois is another brilliant wine from this estate. Made from 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, and 5% Syrah and Vaccarèse (as well as a few other varieties) brought up in 80% stainless steel and 20% old barrels, it offers an extraordinary bouquet of blackcurrants, chocolaty herbs, ground...
ESTATE PRICE More cassis, morello cherry, Asian spice, and a beautiful sense of minerality and loamy earth emerge from the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Trois Sources, a full-bodied, concentrated blend of 60% Grenache, 15% each of Cinsault and Syrah, and the balance Mourvèdre. Coming all from the estate’s sandy soils in the northern part of the...
ESTATE PRICE Leading off the three Châteauneuf du Pape releases, the 2020 Châteauneuf du Pape Les Trois Sources comes from three different terroirs located in the northern part of the appellation, just across the street from the domaine. Roasted Provençal garrigue, black licorice, black raspberries, Asian spices, and a hint of cassis all define the...
ESTATE PRICE! Violets, blackberries and crushed stone appear on the nose of the 2020 Côte Rôtie Dans les Vignes de Mon Père, a towering effort that must be the best wine I've ever tasted from Bonnefond. The oak is perfectly judged and wonderfully integrated into the full-bodied yet almost weightless wine, adding just a hint of mocha to the gloriously...
ESTATE PRICE! More framboise, strawberries, dried herbs, and savory, loamy earth-like notes emerge from the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Croix De Bois, another 100% Grenache release from Chapoutier that's brought up all in concrete tanks. Medium to full-bodied, pure, and balanced, it epitomizes the charming, rounded, already accessible style of the...
Being composed of 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre and the rest Syrah, Cinsault and Terret Noir. As usual, this is a more powerful and fruitier wine than the Cuvée Chaupin, with lots of creme de cassis, liquid violets, crushed rocks, wood smoke and peppery herbs. It displays the purity and freshness of the vintage while providing concentration as well as...
ESTATE PRICE ! As always, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Deus-Ex Machina checks in as a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvèdre that saw the Grenache aged all in concrete tanks and the Mourvèdre new barrels. This richer, full-bodied, meaty 2018 boasts a fabulous mid-palate as well as a complex nose of cured meats, toasted spices, peppery garrigue, loamy...
BEST CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE WINE ON VINTAGE 2018 BY JEB DUNNUCK ESTATE PRICE! The reputation of the Clos St Jean domain is well established and the wines of Clos St Jean are reputed to be quite concentrated and massive, yet they are perfectly balanced. The famous cuvée La Combe des Fous is a tribute to Guy Maurel, who finally persisted in planting vines...
ESTATE PRICE! More blackberry, blueberry, violets, ground pepper, and flowers emerge from the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Croix De Bois, which is also all Grenache brought up in concrete. It's full-bodied, deep, seriously concentrated, has ample tannins, and a huge finish. This is another brilliant Grenache from Chapoutier that delivers everything you...
ESTATE PRICE! The 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Combe Des Fous checks in as a normal blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and the rest Vaccarèse and Cinsault, raised in tank and demi-muids. Kirsch liqueur, white flowers, graphite, ground pepper, and obvious minerality all emerge from this ethereal yet powerful, concentrated 2017. It's very much in the more...