Community Tasting Note

cr84 wrote:

Monday, June 17, 2013 - Although Clos St Jean’s reputation is mostly built on its cuvées, the regular white blend it produces from Chateauneuf du Pape deserves some attention. Priced among some of the cheapest serious whites of the appellation, the Clos St Jean Chateauneuf white displays a greatly equilibrated nose of acacia, white flowers, with some hints of honey. Showing better than it did on release, this beauty continues on a complete, equilibrated mouth, pairing greatly with the iodine brought by oysters. The final is short and not as complex as one would expect giving the gorgeous nose and mouth, but, as a whole, this is a really serious white. Because the Maurel brothers include a third of Roussanne in their white while controlling it with two other varietals give this effort a great richness and balance; it will definitely age well. 91 points

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