Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2005 CS20231026 Skin contact Vermentino 100%

Skin contact Vermentino 100%

Bombay Sapphire passes alcohol vapor through a copper basket containing ten botanicals—juniper

the wine shows the beautiful autolytic character you'd expect

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Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2005 CS20231026 Skin contact Vermentino 100%Two decades on, the 2005 vintage has arrived at exactly the moment Chteauneuf lovers wait for. Pascal and Vincent Maurel's old vine cuve at Clos Saint Jean comes off the famed stony terroir of La Crau, a blend led by Grenache with Syrah, Mourvdre, Cinsault, and the rarer Vaccarse and Muscardin. 2005 was one of the great Southern Rhne vintages, balanced and built for the long haul, and this bottle now drinks in full maturity: kirsch and dried herbs