Tardieu-Laurent

Chateauneuf Du Pape VV Blanc

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  Vintage 2021
  16.5 points

16+ points, Jancis Robinson, September 202140% 60-year-old Grenache, 25% 40-year-old Roussanne, 20% 50-year-old Clairette, 10% 60-year-old Bouboulenc, 5% 50-year-old Piquepoul, from La Crau, Font de Michelle, Les Gardioles, Cabrières and Plateau de Mont-Redon. Launched in spring 2021.Not much nose but lots of riches on the palate – a bit like lime syrup with rose petals infused in it. Excellent verve and grip. This certainly isn't over the top, even if one is aware of quite a bit of alcohol (or do I mean low acid16+ points, Jancis Robinson, September 202140% 60-year-old Grenache, 25% 40-year-old Roussanne, 20% 50-year-old Clairette, 10% 60-year-old Bouboulenc, 5% 50-year-old Piquepoul, from La Crau, Font de Michelle, Les Gardioles, Cabrières and Plateau de Mont-Redon. Launched in spring 2021.Not much nose but lots of riches on the palate – a bit like lime syrup with rose petals infused in it. Excellent verve and grip. This certainly isn't over the top, even if one is aware of quite a bit of alcohol (or do I mean low acid?) on the finish. It's certainly well constructed and will presumably mellow into an interesting middle age.You could drink it in the next couple of years but I have suggested when it might be at its best in my drink dates.) on the finish. It's certainly well constructed and will presumably mellow into an interesting middle age.You could drink it in the next couple of years but I have suggested when it might be at its best in my drink dates.