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Just bottled the week before this tasting, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc is a true winner of the vintage and should be snatched up by discerning readers. The bouquet is dominated by notes of white peach, flowers, and green almonds, and is medium-bodied, with a pure, seamless mouthfeel, a rare blend of richness and freshness, and an excellent finish....
The classic 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape comes from tiny, tiny yields and checks in as 60% Grenache, 15% Each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, and the rest Cinsault that was 70% destemmed and brought up in a mix of used barrels. It's a beautiful, layered wine that delivers the goods, offering loads of black raspberry fruit, notes of spice, garrigue, licorice, and...
ESTATE PRICE The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée De Mon Aïeul is also all Grenache but was raised all in demi-muids (I believe all used). Its more ruby/plum color is followed by an incredible bouquet of mulled red and black fruits, sweet Provençal herbs, spice box, and graphite. It's slightly broader and more expansive than the Deux Freres and has a...
ESTATE PRICE The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Réserve Des Deux Freres is almost all Grenache but includes a tiny parcel of very old vine Serine Syrah from Charbonniere. This deep purple-hued effort boasts a killer nose of blackberries, cassis, spicy wood, graphite, and ground pepper, among other Provençal nuances. Pure, full-bodied, and flawlessly balanced,...
This bottle is produced in a limited edition of 450 bottles and 60 magnums (60 bottles will be kept by the estate in their wine library). The 2019 Not For You is 100% Grenache from 100+ year old vines in Les Serres that is aged in a new 500 liter demi-muid. It's a monster wine that offers an array of red and black fruits, peppery garrigue, lavender,...