Clos du Mont-Olivet Chateauneuf-du-Pape red 2007

Robert Parker Wine's Adocate 

Robert Parker Wine's Adocate (Jeb Dunnuck, août 2014) : 93/100. The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape continues to drink beautifully, and has never really shut down since release. Exhibiting loads of lavender, sweet black raspberry, cassis, licorice and garrigue-styled aromas and flavors, it shows the sweetly fruited, voluptuous 2007 style (Thierry?s father claimed that he?d never seen a vintage like this). This full-bodied, concentrated and layered Chateauneuf will drink nicely through 2027.

I'm not sure if this estate produces one of the longest-lived Chateauneuf du Papes out there, or if it just seems that way due to the fact that they have such a fantastic library of old wines and I?m able to taste more of them! Nevertheless, Clos du Mont Olivet, which is now run by Thierry Sabon, is a brilliant estate that fashions traditional, age-worthy Chateauneuf du Papes that have incredibly broad drink windows.