Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine du Pere Pape 2018Hand picked harvest in 20 kg crates to limit crushing of the berries, sorting by hand in the plot and in the cellar, crushing and destemming, vatting by gravity, co fermentation according to maturity, fermentation duration between 25 and 30 days in 100 hectoliter concrete vats, controlled temperature, extraction by delestage and pumping over, indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation. An ambitious cuve fit for ageing. The aromas of jammy black fruits

warm redcurrants and wild blueberries

continuing all the way to a beautifully gentle

The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannin

have returned to more normal yields after a deficit in 2019

Robert Parker:100 /100

from Clos St

cedar and tobacco

The harvest was relatively late this year

Drink date 2022-2067

Grape Variety: Merlot 84%

violets and cumin seed

NB This is one example where I felt my second visit