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Le Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape La Reserve 2017 - First Bottle

Reviews

97 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
In case readers were wondering, it is possible to be disappointed by a wine that rates "only" 97 points. I had such high hopes for the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape La Reserve after tasting it last year, but this year the bottled wine is only extraordinary, not potentially perfect. Hints of cedar and vanilla from aging in 20% new demi-muids accent ripe black cherries in this full-bodied, silky-textured but concentrated wine that once again manages to combine richness with airiness, power with elegance and features a finish that lingers while being refreshing at the same time. It's still a major-league contender for wine of the vintage.
97 Jeb Dunnuck -
More closed, yet still loaded with potential, the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Reserve offers a tight, reserved bouquet of cassis and blackberry fruits intermixed with ample spice box, mineral, and meaty notes developing with time in the glass. Full-bodied, concentrated, and straight on the palate, it has beautiful depth and richness, yet needs 4-5 years of bottle age.

Technical Details

  • BlendProprietary Blend
  • WinemakerBruno Gaspard
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionRhone Valley
  • AppellationChateauneuf-du-Pape
  • VineyardSourced from estate lieu-dits La Guigasse and Pignan
  • Farming MethodHand-harvested
  • Alcohol14.5%
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Le Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape La Reserve 2017

Rhone Blends  |  France
WA97, JD97

$180.00 $144.95 () | 750mL
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Organic. Biodynamic. VERY old-vines. Very little made. A cellar treasure to gaze at for a few years before popping it and reveling in the sheer intensity and layered complexity of this mind-blowing wine!!!

Clos du Caillou continues to be red hot in the rare and fine wine market --- picking these up on release is ALWAYS advised. You can read the mouth-watering review below, but whatever amount of bottles you decide on...do it quick! We got a measly 36 bottles of this vintage (but hey, we’re not complaining). We got to try a bottle and… POOF was the sound of our brains exploding. So incredibly intense and long -- truly astounding juice. 

ONLY $144.95 per bottle! BOOM! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED…!

About the Producer

Wines from Le Clos du Caillou are Rhone blends at their most intense. Concentrated and richly textured, these organically and biodynamically raised, older-vine wines capture the spice and silk of old-vine Grenache grown on the region's finest terroirs. These wines have skyrocketed in popularity garnering multiple 100-point scores in the ridiculously good 2016 vintage.