Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge 2023 750ml

This stunning red manages to walk the line between dense ripeness and finesse. Layers of complex fruit, salted and dried plum, and licorice lead, filled in with singed anise, briny olive and earth notes, with finessed tannins holding everything together. Offers ethereal beauty and is never heavy, with subtle oak sitting in the backdrop. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2043.

• Country: France
• Region: Rhone Valley
• Appellation: Chateauneuf Du Pape
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red

Varietal

Red Rhone Blend

The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone’s success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.