2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Clos Saint-Jean James Suckling 93 Punkte: Blackcurrant

James Suckling 93 Punkte: Blackcurrant

I can’t get over how wonderful this is now

10% petit verdot and 5% cabernet franc

finessenreicher Säurebogen

built around a fleshy core of fruit

2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Clos Saint-Jean James Suckling 93 Punkte: BlackcurrantParker Czerwinski 91 Drink Date: 2023 2033 A blend of 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 10% a mix of other permitted red varieties, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape delivers scents of cherries, mocha and earth. It's full bodied and reasonably concentrated, with an open knit feel and gently tannic finish. It probably should be consumed within the next decade. In both 2022 and 2023, I had a chance to sit and taste with Vincent Maurel and his nephew, Valentin, who