Wine Tasting- Clos des Papes

 

Name- Paul Avril Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Varietal- Rhone blend, 60% Grenache, and supported by Syrah and Mourvedre

Region- Southern Rhone Valley, France

Vintage- 2006

Price-  $221

Tasting Notes- Complex aromas of cherry, plum, mocha, licorice and smoke enhance this sweet, dense, ripe and harmonious Chateauneuf-du-Pape with a solid underlying structure and finishes with balanced, unaggressive, and ripe tannins. (Wine.com)

Wine Folly: Strong presence of black berry, has a an almost sour scent but in a good way. I could be tricking myself here but I also detected lavendar. Has a very warm mouth feel almost                                                                     like liquor, woody flavors as well.
                                                                   
                                                                Review:  I am honestly not sure what my roommate's mom was thinking with entrusting us with a magnum like this. We drunkenly attempted to open  after a date party the night before, and ended up ruining the cork. Still, the wine was salvaged and enjoyed. This is a great bottle of wine. Decently dry but the fruit flavors are quite strong. There were also some herbal elements going on. The smell is pretty crazy as it is so strong. I'm glad we have this bottle as it will be fun to pair with other things this week. 

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