2015 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone, France – WS 98, WA 97

2015 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone, France – WS 98, WA 97

$199.95

Description

“This offers a drop-dead gorgeous core of cassis and raspberry pâte de fruit flavors that hold center stage but still allow notes of Lapsang souchong tea, anise, incense and shiso leaf to chime in. Very long, with a sublime feel through the mineral-tinged finish. So seductive already, but this should cruise in the cellar. Drink now through 2040. 6,000 cases made, 850 cases imported.” – 98 points, WS

“Bottled in May, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape is a floral, elegant, unbelievably complex wine. Roses and violets, cherries and stone fruit, cinnamon and allspice and more are carried across the full-bodied yet almost weightless palate, finishing in a swirl of silky tannins and lingering spice. Drink it over the next two decades. Drink 2017-2035” – 97 points, WA