The Wine Library Reviews

Region: South Rhone, France

Wine: 2007 Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Clos des Pape

Colour: Red

Grape: 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, Others

Deep, almost opaque wine. Rich, in your face nose, with medium + ripe tannins, still a lovely fresh acidity with intense, intense flavours of sweet cherries, black and red, kirsch, cassis, strawberry, liquorice, cedar, spices, black and white, sweet spice, herbs, new leather and meat. This is still a baby, but a body builder baby at that.

Food Matching: Grilled steaks with thyme, peppered rib-eye steak, or peppered rack of lamb.

Score out of 10: 9.5

Value for Money: C

Can Age: 10-25 Years

Taste: 22/05/2010

Price: £90.00 Corney and Barrow