Clos des Papes 2019
AOC Chateauneuf du Pape (blanc)

Presse / Kritik
J. Livingstone-Learmonth: 5 / 6 Sterne (Leading 2019 Chateauneuf-du-Pape white)
"Fine yellow robe, a near flinty tone. The bouquet is apart from many, has a dried fruits, cautious nature, shapes a little like a red wine. There is a nutty backdrop, a hint of greengage plum, quince, too. It needs study to winkle out its intricacies. The palate is also close-knit, destined for a fruitful longevity, is a wine of structure with a firm second half, reflecting the sunny lands of the vintage. It doesn’t give itself easily, so patience is very much required. There are pockets of fine white fruit along the palate, dried fruits, with intensity towards the finish. This is a complex, slow to evolve STGT Châteauneuf blanc, takes a classic route. From 2025. 2044-46."

Das Weingut
Zitat J. Livingstone-Learmonth: "Gold standard estate, joy to taste only one red, one white, so good blending is crucial. The yields are always very low – not much more than 20 hl/ha, which serves to concentrate the red wine, and there is an above average emphasis on the Mourvèdre, all planted in clay soils. The blend is now usually 55% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah, 5% various including white grapes, having been 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah, 5% various including white grapes into the early 2010s. The 2014 red was utterly charming, a real en finesse ****(*) beauty, while the 2015 is logically a bolder, more demanding ***** wine, requiring patience. The ***** 2016 red is deep and long, a vintage that will age extremely well. The whites drink well in their first couple of years, then back off, close down, and emerge as more complex, stimulating wines around seven years' old; they live well and deserve a top table accompaniment."