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    Le Clos du Caillou - Les Safres 2022 - Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Rhône • Châteauneuf-du-Pape • Red

    126,00€ tax included
    126,00€ tax included
    42,00€ / unit
    Packaging : 3 x 75cl - Carton

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    Description

    • Country France
    • Region Rhône
    • Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
    • Color Red
    • Alcohol 12.5
    • Vintage 2022
    • Grape varieties 90% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre

    Les Safres embodies the perfect harmony between intensity and delicacy. Leave it in your cellar for a few years to allow it to reveal its full complexity!

    Ratings

    Ratings

    • Vinous 92/100
    • James Suckling 92/100
    Notes and pairings

    Notes and pairings

    Tasting notes

    This Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a delight when paired with quail stuffed with morels, a haunch of venison, or even a truffle risotto. Serve at around 15°C.
    Producer

    Producer

    Owner and history

    This vintage comes from a certified organic plot with vines averaging 65 years old. The soil is composed of sand and safre, which gives the wines great finesse and a lovely suppleness.

    Vinification and aging

    - Hand-harvesting and sorting of the grapes
    - 100% destemmed and fermented in concrete tanks with indigenous yeasts
    - Aged for 14 months in 25-year-old casks

    • Serving temperature 16°C - 20°C

    • Climax 2025 à 2039

    Wine profile

    • fruity
    • spicy
    • complex
    • timber frame