Clos des Papes, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rouge 2022
$534.00
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Can drink, will improve · best from 2033 · will keep to 2046.
Tasting notes
Joe Czerwinski · Wine Advocate · 97-99
The 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape is a richly concentrated effort, dark-fruited and loaded with black cherries and blackberries, yet it's not without nuance, as it includes hints of asphalt, truffle and dried spices. Full-bodied 15.4% alcohol), deep and velvety, with a long, softly dusty finish, it looks to be a real beauty, capable of aging up to two decades.
Drink 2025 - 2045
Matt Walls · Decanter · 96
A touch less Mourvèdre this year, but not enough to change the profile of the wine, which is fairly classic albeit pretty bombastic in 2022. Raspberry and black cherry, ripe and exuberant. Full but not massive, the alcohol is present, slightly warming the finish. Tannins are a little grainy, so I would give this time to settle before broaching. Succulent and juicy, with a touch of liquorice. Vincent Avril believes the wine could close down quite early on. So drink young, or even better) wait until 2030. All destemmed, aged in old foudres.
Drink 2030 - 2042
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