|
2007 Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Clos St. Jean (750ml)
|
QUANTITY AVAILABLE: 5
|
Vintage: 2007
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Vineyard: Clos St. Jean
Designation:
Appellation: Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Producer: Clos St. Jean
Varietal: Red Rhone Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Rhone
Sub-Region: Southern Rhone
Alcohol:
Tasting note: Dark ruby. Ripe dark berries and cherry on the nose, with complicating notes of anise and musky herbs. Fleshy, gently sweet black raspberry and cherry flavors are firmed by fine-grained tannins that fade into the fruit on the back end. Very smooth and seamless in texture, with very good closing sweetness and spicy persistence. (91 points Josh Raynolds, Steven Tanzer's International Wine Cellar)
Tasted: January/February 2010
Score: 91
Tasting note: The fact that there are nearly 6,500 cases of the 2007 Chateauneuf du
Pape, a great sleeper of the vintage, should ensure that many consumers
will have the chance to taste this extraordinary effort. It is a blend
of 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and the rest Mourvedre, Cinsault, Muscardin,
and Vaccarase, all from 70-year-old vines, aged in tank (the Grenache)
and small barrels and demi-muids. Its dense plum/ruby/purple color is
followed by a rich, sumptuous bouquet of crushed dried flowers, sweet
black cherry and blackberry fruit, a voluptuous mouthfeel, broad, deep,
concentrated flavors, and unbelievable purity, depth, richness,
freshness, and vibrancy (a hallmark of this special vintage). Accessible
and palate saturating, but never heavy or overbearing, this amazing
wine should drink well for 15 or more years. (94 points Robert Parker)
Tasted: October 2009
Score: 94
Drink: 2009-24
|
|
|
|