Clos Saint Jean CdP La Combe des Fous (750ML)
From Chateauneuf-du-Pape
| Vintage: | 2016 |
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| Description: | 98 Jd / 96 Vm / 96 Wci / 95 Wa / 95 Ws / 16.5 Jr. Deep ruby-colored and offering a heavenly bouquet of black raspberries, toasted spiced, cured meats, licorice, and cured meats, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Combes des Fous is awesome on the palate, with a silky, seamless profile that just keeps on going. Possessing ultra-fine tannin, no hard edges, and a huge finish, it's a phenomenal bottle of wine. The fact that it was bottled just one month ago makes this showing even more impressive. - Jeb Dunnuck. Saturated ruby. An exotically perfumed, highly complex bouquet evokes raspberry preserves, smoky minerals, Moroccan spices and incense. Supple, palate-staining red and dark berry liqueur and floral pastille flavors show superb depth, sharp delineation and an energizing undercurrent of smoky minerality. Manages to be at once rich and lively and finishes with outstanding clarity, well-knit tannins and resonating floral and mineral qualities.-Josh Raynolds, Vinous Media. Full, rich, deep, dark, and loaded with black raspberries, spice box, black plums, smoke, and licorice, the wine is a textural experience with its layers of lush, opulent, dark red fruits. Long and lingering on the palate, this is ready to go. Drink from 2022-2037.-Jeff Leve, Wine Cellar Insider. From a single exposed hilltop parcel, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape La Combe des Fous is a blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% each Cinsault and Vaccarèse. As the Syrah was aged in wood, there's a hint of campfire smoke here, plus layers of rich, voluptuous plummy fruit. Full-bodied and velvety in texture, this is more concentrated than even the Vieilles Vignes bottling, but it's not that much better in terms of overall quality or longevity. - Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate. A dark and winey style, featuring intense raspberry and black currant preserve flavors coiled up with singed cedar, dried anise and rooibos tea notes. A lightly dusty, lavender-infused structure runs through the finish. Best from 2020 through 2036. 113 cases imported.-James Molesworth, Wine Spectator. Stewed blackberries and sweet spice with glossy, polished mouthfeel and moderate persistence. Sleek and streamlined structure in comparison with many Châteauneufs in 2016.-Richard Hemming Mw, JancisRobinson |
| Price: | $ 89.88 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Grand Vin Wine Merchants
| Address: |
1003 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98506 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 360-350-4896 |
First added to 1000 Corks on June 14, 2020.
