2016 Domaine Santa Duc Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau Ouest

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Score 94/100 · Drink 2018-2033, Jeb Dunnuck, Sep 2018

Reminding me of a Grand Cru red Burgundy, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau Ouest (all Grenache from sandy soils) offers up a big blast of red fruits, spice, white flowers, and graphite. It’s beautifully detailed, delineated, and pure, with medium body, no hard edges, and a great finish. Shining more for its elegance and purity than power and richness, it’s going to drink brilliantly for 10-15 years.

Critic scores

Critic scores
94
94/100

Average Score

94
94/100

Jeb Dunnuck

92
91-93/100

Josh Raynolds

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95 - 97 points
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
Score 95-97/100 · Drink 2019-2030, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, Aug 2018

Full-bodied, yet silky-airy-lacy in texture, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape La Crau Ouest is a marvel of elegance and finesse. Wonderfully detailed notes of ripe cherries, dried spices, rose petals and back tea expand on the palate, revealing great intensity, complexity and length.

91 - 93 points
Josh Raynolds
Score 91-93/100 · Josh Raynolds, Apr 2018

Full ruby. Ripe and expansive on the nose, displaying powerful dark berry, lavender and garrigue scents along with hints of cola and woodsmoke. Smooth and weighty on the palate, offering plush, sweet black currant and cherry flavors sharpened by a snap of cracked pepper. Becomes livelier with air and finishes very long and gently tannic, leaving a suggestion of candied flowers behind.

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Domaine Santa Duc
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Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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