Ho hum, another year, another terrific example of old-vine Clairette. The 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Cuvee Speciale Vieilles Clairettes hints at honey.
Shows the ripe, opulent power of the vintage, with dark plum, raspberry confiture, hoisin sauce and tar notes that are held back by youthfully stubborn tannins.
Critical ACCLAIMJeb Dunnuck - "Bottled only in magnum, the Châteauneuf Du Pape Sanctus Sanctorum is consistently one the greatest young Grenache releases I taste in any year, and I'm happy to report…
When I visited in June 2019 the selection for the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Sanctus Sanctorum hadn't yet been done so this is my first look at the wine.
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