2003 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape
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2003 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape

129,00 €
172,00 € / litre
Wine subject to margin/differential taxation (§25a UStG). No tax deduction for export. If you have any questions, please contact us: shop@traditional-wine.de
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14% Vol.

Red wine

RobertParker.com: 96 /100

Climate-controlled storage


Wine from
Bottled by: Clos des Papes, av Pierre de Luxembourg, 84230 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Frankreich
158465

Contains sulfites

1 in stock

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96 /100 Robert Parker, Drink Date: 2026 – 2033
One of the last estates to harvest in 2003—picking as late as September 25, alongside Rayas, in a year that was otherwise exceptionally precocious—Clos des Papes took an extraordinary gamble in waiting for full phenolic maturity, despite alcohol levels already reaching 14% by mid-August. The resulting wine is the 2003 Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Clos des Papes, a remarkable achievement for such a torrid vintage, opening with a reductive, complex bouquet of menthol, licorice, dark fruits and spices. Full-bodied, dense and firmly structured, it’s focused and somewhat wild in character, with firm, tightly wound tannins and a long, precise finish. Atypical for the estate yet superbly constructed, it’s a testament to Paul-Vincent Avril’s refusal to compromise on phenolic ripeness regardless of the vintage’s extremes.