Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape red 2023

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Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape red 2023

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2026 (Sept 2025): Favorite and 98/100. The red 2023 balances ripe black fruit and licorice. It asserts itself with sovereign balance and the breadth of fruit that is both refined and fleshy, held by very soft tannins. A masterful wine.

Bettane + Desseauve Guide 2026 (Sept 2025): 98/100. A cuvée of rare fullness, deep and balanced. A domaine at the top, true to its convictions, style, and terroir.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Y. Castaing, Oct 2025): 99+/100. The 2023 Chateauneuf du Pape from Clos des Papes is exquisite, wafting from the glass with a captivating bouquet of sweet red berries, iris, dark cherries, menthol, blood orange and flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and textured, it’s denser than usual, with a more pronounced structure and a lovely, fleshy core of fruit. Concluding with an ethereal, saline and weightless finish, this is a strong candidate for wine of the vintage—one that should evolve with grace over the coming years to attain a likely perfect score. Drink date 2025-2050.

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

By its constitution and character, Clos des Papes red is an excellent wine for roasting, also highly appreciated with game, venison, and cheeses. Since the 1988 vintage, our wines are no longer filtered, to give them better aging potential. However, a deposit may appear in the bottle. This is in no way a quality defect. Simply decant the bottle before serving.

Grape varieties of the domaine (variable by vintage):

• 55% Grenache
• 30% Mourvèdre
• 10% Syrah
• 5% Counoise, Muscardin, and Vaccarèse

Nature of the soils: Miocene terrain covered by alpine diluvium of the plateaus or diluvium of the terraces, excluding the Rhône alluvium. The soils are often covered with pebbles that store heat during the day and release it at night; this promotes the ripening of the grapes.

Vines:
Average age of the vines: 30 years
3300 vines/Ha
Pruning: Cordon de Royat and Gobelet
Manual harvest

Vinification:
Aging duration: 12 to 15 months
Unfiltered wine but fined with egg white
Aging in large casks but no new wood.