Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2001 A deeper hue compared to

A deeper hue compared to the 1999

Light in style

The 2017 Clos Apalta is the 20th vintage of this wine that was produced with a blend of 48% Carmenere

bright ruby-red

this is somewhat awkward and while it may harmonize

Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2001 A deeper hue compared toLurid ruby. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes raspberry liqueur, cherry compote, exotic spices and candied lavender. Juicy, seamless and alluringly sweet, offering impressively concentrated and sharply delineated flavors of sappy red fruits, succulent herbs, spicecake and candied flowers that spread out steadily on the back half. Densely packed but also lithe in character, finishing with slow building tannins that shape the exuberant red fruit