Clos des Papes 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
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Clos des Papes 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
97 Point Clos des Papes from Rhone Pioneer!
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- 97 Points!
- Rhone Pioneer Iconic Blanc!
- 'opulent texture and a great finish'
- 'Really gorgeous'
- Rare and Limited!
About Clos des Papes 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
Paul Avril (1873-1962) was one of the people behind the creation of the appellation. In 1896, he started to sell his wines with the name Clos des Papes. Today the property covers 32 ha. 24 different parcels are spread around the town. One parcel is nearby the pope's castle and has been surrounded by walls (clos). From here came the name of the domain.
Winemaker Notes In its youth, this wine shows primary notes of pear and orchard fruit. After some ageing, the wine offers minerality and structure resembling Riesling, notes of grilled nuts and honey.
97 Jeb Dunnuck
The 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc is the usual blend of all the permitted varieties. It shows the richer, layered, opulent style of the vintage beautifully, with loads of pear, acacia flower, citrus oil, and spice notes all defining the aromatics, and it's full-bodied, with a layered, opulent texture and a great finish.
96 Wine Spectator
Really gorgeous, in an extroverted style with a lot of range, this white oozes mango, yellow peach and honey-coated apple flavors. A vein of invigorating minerality drives tension, with a quinine bitterness that punctuates the lush profile, while notes of acacia, brioche and sea salt echo on the long finish. Rich and full, with a lot of complexity and definition.
94 Wine Advocate
Produced from roughly equal proportions of six varieties, co-fermented in stages, as each one is deemed ripe and picked, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is atypically plush and ripe (it's close to 15% alcohol), marked by pineapple, white peach and tangerine notes. It's full-bodied and round, deceptively easy to drink yet concentrated and long on the finish.
Wine Details
- Alcohol % 12.0%
- Bottle Size 750 ml
- Wine Type White
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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