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Chateauneuf du Pape 2001
Clos des Papes
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This is now in its second drinking window. (See my article two years ago on the ageing pattern of fine white Châteauneuf .) Lime, petrol, mineral aromas with a certain blossomy quality. This eight year-old didn’t actually taste like white Châteauneuf as we know it. ‘If this wine had had oak, it wouldn’t have lasted’, says Avril, suggesting it is drunk with lobster. Score: 17 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2007-2011 01 October 2009 |
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Paul Avril feels that purchasers of the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape should “wait ten years” before drinking it. A blend of 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, and 5% Counoise, all aged in large wood foudres prior to being bottled without filtration, was produced from low yields of 27 hectoliters per hectare. A deep ruby/purple color is accompanied by a sweet bouquet of figs, raspberries, new saddle leather, autumnal forest floor, and resiny notes. Full-bodied with beautiful purity as well as a strikingly rich mouthfeel, this seriously endowed Chateauneuf admirably conceals its 14.5% alcohol. A structured finish and impressive extract levels suggest considerable longevity. This firmly tannic, intensely concentrated 2001 boasts great aromatic and palate presence, but it remains young and unevolved. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2020+. Score: 95 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2009-2020 01 February 2004 |
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The Avrils consider the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape the finest they have made since 1990. Produced from meager yields of 25 hectoliters per hectare, it tips the scales at 14.5% alcohol. Backward and promising, with a deep ruby/purple color and a sweet nose of black fruits intermixed with plums, saddle leather, minerals, and truffles, this pure, full-bodied, moderately tannic, classic vin de garde will require patience. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2020. Score: 92 - 95 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2009-2020 01 February 2003 |