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Clos St. Antonin Chateauneuf du Pape 2016  - First Bottle

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97 Jeb Dunnuck
96 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
All Grenache grown on sandy sites, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape is the poster child for the current trend toward elegant, almost weightless wines from that unique combination of variety and terroir. Raspberry and strawberry aromas and flavors pick up complex notes of garrigue as they glide easily across the full-bodied palate and into a long, silky-ethereal finish. It's a paradox that illustrates the specialness of Grenache in certain situations and which must be tasted to be understood.

Technical Details

  • Blend100% Grenache
  • WinemakerIsabelle Sabon
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionRhone
  • AppellationChateauneuf du Pape
  • Alcohol15.5%

Clos St. Antonin Chateauneuf du Pape 2016

Rhone Blend  |  France
JD97, WA96

Too late, we are SOLD OUT!

Best Chateauneuf offer of the year? This one hits ALL the buttons: legendary producer (the Sabons of Domaine Janasse!), fantastic vintage (2016s are outrageously high quality), JD97 and WA96, and of course our superb price! Only 20 cases -- sellout imminent! You’ve got to move quick on this. Full-throttle gorgeous juice -- $49.95! Amazing! 

 

This release is only the second - Clos St. Antonin was purchased in 2014, and is already a superstar (without superstar pricing...YET!). Jeb Dunnuck said: “It got more than a few “Wows” in the notes and boasts a medium ruby color, heavenly notes of framboise, crushed flowers, and spice, full body, ultra-fine tannins, and an insane mix of power and elegance that’s hard to describe. It’s going to knock your socks off over the coming 15+ years...savvy readers need to get on board!”

 

Just landed in our chilly warehouse and this one is going in and out! One of the hottest new projects in the region, the price is only going in one direction from here --- expect to be THRILLED, we promise. A MUST for serious Chateauneuf collectors and drinkers. IN STOCK and ready to go -- while it lasts!

About the Producer

Clos Saint Antonin is a 15 hectare estate located outside the town of Jonquières within the Côtes-du-Rhône Village of Plan de Dieu. A short drive away from Courthézon where Domaine de la Janasse is situated, Clos Saint Antonin was purchased by the Sabon family in 2014. Small, compact and contiguous estates rarely come on the market in the Rhône, let alone ones planted on the classic red clays, galets and sand typical of Plan de Dieu. While it is quite common to see the famed estates of Châteauneuf-du-Pape looking over the Rhône river towards Lirac to expand their holdings, more and more are looking north to Plan de Dieu since this terroir is quite similar to what they find in their backyard. While the whole family is involved with its farming and winemaking, Isabelle Sabon is heading up this new project – one supplemented by some of her family’s vineyards in Le Crau for the Clos Saint Antonin Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

St Antonin is the name of the 18th century Provençale Mas that stands in the center of the property a name that has been used in documents dating back to the time of Napoleon. Isabelle makes four wines at her estate: a IGP Principauté d’Orange from Clairette, Chardonnay & Bourboulenc, a Côtes-du-Rhône from younger vines of Grenache, Syrah & Mourvèdre, a Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu from older vines of Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah, and a Châteauneuf-du-Pape from old vines of Grenache located in La Fond du Loup and Le Crau. The grapes for these cuvées are farmed organically and harvested by hand then partially destemmed and fermented by natural yeasts at Domaine de la Janasse. Aging is in concrete tanks, foudres and neutral French oak demi-muids.