Le Clos du Caillou - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Quartz 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Le Clos du Caillou
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Subregion	Chateauneuf du Pape
Varietal	Rhone Blend
Vintage	2021
Sku	210000023622
Size	750ml

Quite a discrete style, there's plenty of fruit but no great body or structure. This isn't a negative comment; the wine has good balance, acidity and freshness, making for a very drinkable style. Appealing length, revealing detailed raspberry, star anise, cinnamon and rose petal. Grown half on large pebbles, half on sand in lieu-dit Les Cassanets. Destemmed, fermented in tronconic concrete vats, then matured in amphora.

A very pure and agile Chateauneuf-du-Pape with notes of red berries, wild strawberries, stones and some peppercorns. Medium body with fine tannins and bright acidity. It has a crunchy and transparent character on the palate with a supple harmony. Great fruit and tension with a succulent finish.

Perhaps a bit less expansive than some other vintages, the 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Quartz is still a terrific effort. Scents of crushed stone and crystalized red berries appear on the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is more linear and crisp. Some readers may even prefer this style of vintage for its focus and restraint. Rating: 93+

The 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Quartz is 80% Grenache and the rest mostly Syrah, with the Grenache brought up in demi-muid and the Syrah in barriques. Its deeper ruby hue is followed by a beautiful 2021 offering darker cherry and black raspberry fruit as well as notes of black olive, flowers, and peppery garrigue. This beauty is medium-bodied, has a supple, elegant mouthfeel, quality tannins, and a great finish. It's not going to compete with the top vintages at this great estate, but it's a beautiful, layered, elegant wine.

Supple in form, with distinctive sanguine meatiness and singed bacon fat underscoring attractive lavender and blue and red fruit. Reveals red tea and salty mineral details on the silky, caressing palate, with grilled apple wood lining the finish. Grenache and Syrah. Drink now through 2032. 700 cases made, 108 cases imported.

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