2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
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The medium to full-bodied 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc offers up notes of petrol, beeswax, marmalade and tangerine. Plump and succulent across the mid-palate, it turns a bit chalky on the long finish. Remarkably delicious, but very different from how these wines present themselves on release, it reveals the difficulty in projecting drinking windows for this bottling.
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Jeb Dunnuck
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I was also able to taste the 2001 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc during my visit, and it shows how well these wines can age. Beautiful stone fruits, pear, almond paste, and white flowers notes emerge from the glass, and it’s rich, full-bodied, perfectly balanced, and drinking at point today.
About the producer
Few estates have shaped the identity of Châteauneuf-du-Pape quite like Clos des Papes. For generations, the Avril family has remained devoted to a single benchmark cuvée, crafted from more than twenty vineyard parcels to express the appellation at its finest.
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Picpoul, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc / Garnacha Blanca, Clairette
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