- Producer
- Paul-Vincent Avril
- Origin
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone, Rhone/southern France FRANCE
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Grenache/Garnacha
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- late
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 12
- Alcohol
- 15%
- Wine Score
- 97 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, February 2006
95 points, Josh Raynolds, International Wine Cellar, December 2008
97 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 15 November 2005
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Media Reviews
Robert Parker
The 2003 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape (the # 2 wine in the Wine Spectator`s annual winefest) has long been one of the most profound wines of the vintage. It somehow manages to offer the vintage`s character in power, high glycerin, and huge volume, but retains remarkable elegance and finesse that is so much in keeping with the style of Clos des Papes. The wine has a dense ruby/purple-tinged color and a wonderfully sweet nose of framboise, blackberry, and kirsch liqueur intermixed with Chinese black tea and licorice. The wine is full-bodied and voluptuous, but once past all the glycerin and beautiful, dense fruit of this full-bodied wine, there is striking purity, elegance, finesse, and surprising freshness. Still primary, it looks set to have a long life of 20-25 or more years. Drink 2007-2025. 97 points
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