2022 Le Clos du Caillou 'Le Reserve' Chateauneuf du Pape
$249.95
(Net Item - no discounts apply)
Aromas of red and black fruits, highly spiced with cocoa nibs, peppers, cedar box. Ripe, with wild strawberry, blackberry; wild herbs such as thyme and rosemary appear on the fresh finish.
Varietal:
Red Blend
Winemaker:
Bruno Gaspard
Vintage:
2022
Aging:
14 Months
Oak Treatment:
Older demi-muids and French oak barrels
Appellation:
Rhone Valley
Sub-Appellation:
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Total Varietal Composition %:
60% Grenache and 40% Syrah
Alcohol %:
14.5%
Score Wine Advocate:
98-100
SKU #:
1054325
Size:
750 ml Bottle
Wine Advocate
A candidate for perfection, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape La Reserve is a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvèdre from sandy parcels in Guigasse and Pignan. Alluring scents of crushed stone, floral elements and almost truffle-like complexities accent black cherries and plums on the nose, while the wine is full-bodied and expansive in the mouth yet manages to do that without seeming heavy or overly rich, and the silky finish is near-endless, reverberating with notes of dark fruit and licorice.