2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Clos Saint-Jean 10% petit verdot and 5%

10% petit verdot and 5% cabernet franc

white apricot

finessenreicher Säurebogen

Densely interwoven on the palate

but can also be cellared for up to 10 years

2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Clos Saint-Jean 10% petit verdot and 5%Parker Czerwinski 91 Drink Date: 2023 2033 A blend of 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 10% a mix of other permitted red varieties, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape delivers scents of cherries, mocha and earth. It's full bodied and reasonably concentrated, with an open knit feel and gently tannic finish. It probably should be consumed within the next decade. In both 2022 and 2023, I had a chance to sit and taste with Vincent Maurel and his nephew, Valentin, who