2006† Clos des Papes, Clos des Papes, Rhonedalen, Côtes du Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 750 ml (96625)

Typ Rött vin
Land Frankrike
Region Rhonedalen, Côtes du Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Producent Clos des Papes
Pris 462 kr
Senast ändrad 2013-04-24 08:01
Säljstart 2009-02-16
 
Betyg 50-100
Wine Spectator 95
Parker (WA) 98
Tanzer (IWC) 95
Livets Goda (LG) -
Cellartracker -
 
Noteringar:
2009-02-09 07:48 IWC: By Josh Raynolds Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, January/February 2009, Issue #142 (Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape) ($98) Bright ruby. Highly expressive aromas of raspberry, cherry, lavender, smoked meat and minerals. Racy and sharply focused, with juicy red and dark berry flavors, silky texture and a gentle candied floral quality. Impressively pure and balanced, with outstanding finishing clarity and lingering sweetness. Does this ever really finish? By no means a blockbuster, but delivers very serious palate impact. 95 points
2009-02-09 07:48 WS: This has terrific purity, with a stunningly pure beam of cassis holding sway over fruitcake, melted licorice and incense notes. Shows impressive density for the vintage, but this is suave, elegant and seamless through the finish, with terrific underlying minerality. Best from 2009 through 2030. 7,165 cases made. –JM
2009-02-09 07:48 WA: The 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape is one of the two or three candidates for the wine of the vintage. An extraordinarily great wine, the 2006 is far superior to the 2005, which was amazing, and while made in a different style, is as great as the 2003, and such legends as 1990 and 1978. Fashioned from a minuscule 21 hectoliters per hectare, and tipping the scales at 15.2% natural alcohol, the 2006 boasts a dense ruby/purple color to the rim, in addition to an extraordinary bouquet of melted licorice, spring flowers, raspberries, black currants, spice box, and earth. In the mouth, it is utterly profound – full-bodied and multidimensional with astonishing purity, length, equilibrium, and intensity. This is a superb vintage for the Avrils, and Vincent deserves huge accolades for producing a wine of such incredible intensity and complexity. Think of Clos des Papes as a Chateauneuf du Pape with the complexity of a top-notch grand cru Burgundy from the Cote de Nuits. I have participated in so many exceptional tastings with Paul Avril that it is difficult for me to accept that his brilliant son, Vincent, may be eclipsing the work of his father. Vincent, trained in Burgundy, appears to be pushing things to an even higher level of quality. Nothing has changed in these cellars; everything is still as traditional as you will find. All the wines are kept in foudre, and the red Chateauneuf du Pape blend is one of only a handful in the appellation that contains increasing amounts of Muscardin, Vaccarese, and Counoise along with 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, and some Syrah. The white Chateauneuf du Pape is one of the longest lived of the appellation, and that’s saying something. The Avrils have proven me wrong many times by opening old bottles that I would have believed to be dead, but are still full of life and vivacity. Importer: Alain Junguenet, Wines of France, Mountainside, NJ; tel. (908) 654-6173