2016 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Note

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98 Points

Friday, November 16, 2018 - Decanted for two hours. Complexity and purity are the first two words I think of while spending time with this chanteuse. Very expressionistic, the nose displays dried raspberry, melted licorice, mineral, chiseled chalk, rosemary, rattan, white pepper and dark berries. Effusively long and classicly balanced, with sweet tannins that glimmer, and folding layers of fruit and stone. Legendary and almost ageless. Drink 2023 -.

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Comment posted by Steve Brickley:

11/16/2018 7:39:00 PM - Thanks for the note Matt.
Comment posted by Vinomazing:

11/17/2018 1:40:00 AM - Excellent TN and early reporting on this newbie
Comment posted by Matt Scott:

11/20/2018 7:05:00 PM - Thank you Steve and Vinomazing. It was undoubtedly infanticide, however, a real stunner all the same.
Comment posted by Vinomazing:

11/21/2018 7:33:00 AM - Hey, someone had to do it! Did the same with the 16 Janasse, just needed to test and try to see what the future beholds...Happy Thanksgiving!!
Comment posted by srh:

1/15/2022 4:20:00 PM - THANK you so VERY much for this EFFUSIVE evaluation, as well as for your extra consideration to have mentioned both decanting & a timeline! 👍 🙂 [Should any of you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure.] 😉