Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions It is finer

It is finer

The wine has a beautiful entry to the palate

The intensely mineral-driven flavors possess a mouth feel of pure silk thanks to the ample amount of dry extract that buffers well the very firm and bright acidity that supports the transparent

silky and smooth on the palate

This is an ambitious Croft that could become a future legend or might trip over its untrammeled ambition

Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions It is finerLurid ruby. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes raspberry liqueur, cherry compote, exotic spices and candied lavender. Juicy, seamless and alluringly sweet, offering impressively concentrated and sharply delineated flavors of sappy red fruits, succulent herbs, spicecake and candied flowers that spread out steadily on the back half. Densely packed but also lithe in character, finishing with slow building tannins that shape the exuberant red fruit