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2012 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Tradition
Red Rhone Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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asajoseph Likes this wine: 96 points
August 13, 2017 - Really beautiful blue & black fruit, and oh so smooth. Lovely.
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beatles Likes this wine: 91 points
November 6, 2016 - A big mistake to open this; much too young, and unlike your normal juicy 2012's this is dense, concentrated, closed, with a great future IMHO, but for drinking right now, it is not what you're looking for. wait 8-10 years, then you'll see - I think. 91++
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BordeauxBuff Likes this wine: 91 points
May 9, 2016 - Big, bold, structured CDP....but needs a lot of time.
Began to open and evolve on day 3. Needs another 5-7 years before it hits prime time.
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Jeff Leve wrote: 91 points
September 10, 2014 - Soft, ripe, sweet, spicy fruits taste good and feel even better on your palate from his Grenache dominated wine that was blended with 2% Mourvedre and reached 15% alcohol.
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Philippe_C wrote: 91 points
January 18, 2014 - Barrel sample: Nose of red cherries with a hint of licorice… very nice fruit of red berries, and red ripe cherries, nice minerality
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By Josh Raynolds
Châteauneuf du Pape: The Lively 2013s and Lush 2012s (Apr 2015), 2/1/2015 (link)(Le Clos Du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-pape) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Le Clos du Caillou
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation Tradition
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- UPC Code 689076198295
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 42 (67%)
- Consumed 21 (33%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerLe Clos du Caillou
- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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