2024, Domaine Paul Avril, CLOS DES PAPES, Rouge, Double Magnum (3000ml)A blend of 45% Grenache, 45% Mourvdre, 10% Syrah and other permitted varieties. Cropped at a minuscule 16 hl ha, the promising 2024 Chteauneuf du Pape boasts a whopping 45% Mourvdre within the total blend, this is a lip smackingly spicy, fleshy and black fruited Clos des Papes with stunning intensity. Complex and expressive, the full bodied 2024 is shaped by ripe tannins and packs notable tension alongside measured opulence, maintaining striking

14% but with a little freshness to finish

savoury and mineral mouth

Rich and ripe

The texture of this wine is exceptional

compared to 753 millimeters in 2021 and 743 millimeters in 2020

delivering a fresh

The 2022 Palmer bursts forth on the nose with precocious black cherries

Cool vintage character

Perfectly balanced acidity

a classical Aligoté bouquet with its slightly acrid grape skins

without too much structure

5% Petit Verdot