2022 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

Produced from roughly equal proportions of six varieties, co-fermented in stages, as each one is deemed ripe and picked, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is atypically plush and ripe (it`s close to 15% alcohol), marked by pineapple, white peach and tangerine notes. It`s full-bodied and round, deceptively easy to drink yet concentrated and long on the finish. I suspect it may age longer than my projected range, but there`s no compelling reason to wait on this vintage. 94 points