Clos St Jean, Chateauneuf Du Pape Combe Des Fous

Clos St Jean, Chateauneuf Du Pape Combe Des FousThe two special cuvees are both as good as wine can get. The 2007 Chteauneuf du Pape la Combe des Fous is the more pure, elegant and seamless of the two, but it s still a huge wine that has overflowing notions of smoked meats, ripe black currants, toasted spice, liquid smoke and garrigue. It s utterly seamless on the palate, with fine tannin, no hard edges and incredible purity of fruit. It s firing on all cylinders but certainly has another decade or

potpourri and smoky minerals

Sourced from 4ha of 65-year-old vines on granitic soils in the lieu-dit of Les Bessards

If you want that old-school vibe

but I still find it a bit light

the fruit slightly darker than its peers

thick and unctuous effort that's overflowing with notes of browned butter

powerful and structured

an unctuous texture

The muscular

This should age well yet the richness of the material will permit it to drink well young too

5% alcohol

this is showing just great today