Clos Caillou, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve other_regions This is an interesting wine

This is an interesting wine at present as the nose is open yet the palate impression is compact and quite closed

There is outstanding delineation and intensity to the refined and pure medium-bodied flavors that are shaped by deceptively pliant tannins on the saline-inflected finish that seems to be constructed from liquid stone

this dense purple wine offers up notes of beef blood

with a real sense of translucent beauty

Clos Caillou, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve other_regions This is an interesting wineIn stark contrast, the 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Le Clos du Caillou was open for business, with a perfumed, layered and balanced profile that was begging to be drunk. Made from 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvedre, it offers plenty of black raspberry, chocolate, spring flowers and spice, full bodied richness, and a multi dimensional, layered and seamless style. Drink it over the coming decade. This was a massive tasting with the team at Clos du