In Bond Fine Wine. 2007 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France. Red Rhone in 12x75cl. Top critic score: 100/100 (JD). Drinking window: 2010–2037. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 100/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 28/02/2017 · Drink 2016 - 2037
One of the great vintages from this estate, surpassing even the 1990, 2000, 2001, 2003, and maybe the 2010 (time will tell with this one), the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape from Vincent Avril delivers everything you could want from a wine. Full-bodied, intense and beautifully concentrated, with plenty of muscle and depth, it shows the hallmark elegance and purity of the estate, with sensational notes…
Julia Harding MW (JH) — 18/20 · JancisRobinson.com, 24/09/2010 · Drink 2010-2017
65% Grenache, 20% Mourv'dre, 10% Syrah, 5% Counoise. Lightly spiced dark fruit, so elegant. Some coffee/chocolate notes. Silky already, intense but slides across the palate. Dry, taut and such fine tannins. Great elegance and persistence and very little sign of the alcohol.
James Molesworth (JMol) — 97/100 · Wine Spectator, 15/10/2009 · Drink 2010-2030
Absolutely stunning, with a deep well of creme de cassis that's thoroughly pure and captivating, while black tea, fig cake, hoisin sauce, incense and graphite notes weave throughout. The supervelvety finish lets blackberry, boysenberry and crushed cherry fruit take an encore'as if this needed any more fruit. A fantastic display of precision in a very opulent year. Best from 2010 through 2030. 8,0…