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Les Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape Les Quartz 2017  - First Bottle

Reviews

96 Jeb Dunnuck -
Kirsch, blackberries, crushed flowers, blood orange, and tons of spice all emerge from the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Quartz. It's one of the richer, sexier wines in the lineup, which is certainly what this vintage delivers in spades. Full-bodied and concentrated, with a beautiful mid-palate, it's going to evolve positively for 2-4 years and drink brilliantly for 20 years or more. This is an incredibly fine, elegant version of this wine.
95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
The 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Quartz features scents of black olives and black cherries on the nose. It's a full-bodied, dense, tightly packed wine that will need time to fully express itself—is it a modern-day 2005? Ample cherry and stone fruit appear on the long, intense finish, confirming the terrific potential this wine possesses.
95 Decanter -
Grown half on galets and half on sand in lieu-dit Les Cassanets, the fruit is destemmed and fermented mostly in concrete, before being matured in demi-muid, except for a 10% portion in amphora. It has a highly individual aromatic profile, very dark and brooding. The full-bodied palate features black fruits with a lovely sense of purity and line. There's real weight and presence without heaviness, and wonderful harmony and balance. A highly polished wine with a slight sweetness to the fruit and a very long finish. The best Quartz in some time from Clos du Caillou - real depths to explore here despite the polish.

Technical Details

  • BlendProprietary Blend
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionRhone
  • AppellationChateauneuf du Pape
  • VineyardQuartz
  • Alcohol14.5%

Les Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape Les Quartz 2017

Rhone Blends  |  France
JD96, WA95, D95

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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.