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98 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
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The largest scaled and most concentrated in the lineup is easily the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape La Reserve, which is 70% Grenache and 30% Mourvèdre that was raised all in demi-muids. Just a flat out sensational bottle of wine, it offers tons of black currants, licorice, roasted meats and toasted spice aromas and flavors in a full-bodied, seamless, perfectly balanced style that’s drunk well since release. It’s great today, but has another decade or more of longevity.
98 Jeff Leve -
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Deep, dark and spicy, with lush, fresh, dark cherries, earth, herbs and peppery kirsch. The wine is fresh, concentrated, lush and full, with layers of dark spicy, earthy, peppery fruits in the finish. The wine is produced from a blend of 55% Grenache and 45% Mourvedre.
Technical Details
- Blend70% Grenache and 30% Mourvedre
- WinemakerBruno Gaspard
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhone
- AppellationChateauneuf-du-Pape
- VineyardLe Clos du Caillou
- Farming MethodOrganic
- Aging/Cooperage18 months in half-muids
- Harvest DateSeptember 19-20 2007
Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape La Reserve 2007
Rhone Blends | France
JL98, WA98, WS94
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One of THE GREAT wines in all of Chateauneuf, the 2007 version is an absolute blockbuster. Bruno Gaspard is a world-class winemaker and with access to some of the best old vine material in all of Chateauneuf, the results are breathtaking.
About the Producer
From robust Cotes-du-Rhone to memorable Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Clos du Caillou wines arguably represent some of the finest values in all of France. Proprietor Sylvie Vacheron and winemaker Bruno Gaspard are keeping the great work of the late Jean-Denis Vacheron alive with wines that are heady, robust and mouth-wateringly lush. Caillou tends wonderfully old Grenache vines, some of which are 70 to 100 years old. With older Syrah and Mourvedre added to the mix, it's no wonder that Caillou wines are across the board impressive for their power, extract and deep minerality. The estate's Chateauneuf terroir borders the impressive domaines of Chateau Rayas and Beaucastel. Yet many of the Vacheron-Pouizin family's old vines are classified, by a quirk of 1923 politics, Cotes-du-Rhone and Cotes-du-Rhone-Villages. It's why our Cotes-du-Rhone barrel selections show surprisingly like its kin in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. In 1996 Jean-Denis Vacheron took full control of the viticulture and elevage at this estate. Under his stewardship, the wines of Caillou steadily gained stature, and today are benchmarks for the appellation. He understood that temperature-controlled fermentation and a cool, clean cellar are necessary to craft wines with refinement and true complexity.