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Paul Avril, Chateauneuf du Pape Clos des Papes, 2005

Red Wine from Southern Rhone, France
by Paul Avril
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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"The 2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is elegance personified, opening with dried herbs, cassis, tobacco and forest floor, complex but without any distracting mushroom tones. It shows superbly after 90 minutes in a carafe, full-bodied and concentrated with resolved tannins carrying the long, generous finale. Don’t pop and pour, as this wine demands patience to reveal its full range. It will continue to age well for at least another 15 years if stored in a cool cellar."

Robert Parker

94 points

"Hitting a natural 15.5% alcohol, Paul-Vincent’s 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape is decidedly more elegant and finesse-styled now than it was on release, where it was more dominated by its tannic structure. Still a youthful ruby color, it offers up a perfumed bouquet of kirsch and blackberry-like fruits, licorice, incense, Asian spice and forest floor. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied, seamless, elegant wine that’s lost all of its baby fat, yet still has a core of sweet fruit, fine tannin and a balanced, harmonious feel. It’s not a powerhouse, and is drinking nicely today, with another decade of longevity."

Jancis Robinson

17.5 points

"Mushroom, vanilla, light red fruit with a smoky undertone. 'Powerful but elegant', says Vincent Avril. Strong definition with firm but yielding tannins with a soft, fluffy finish."

Decanter

94 points

"At 15 years of age, stylistically this is between two stools for now, revealing developed mushroom and leaf mulch aromas. Lovely roundness and very well balanced on the palate, it's showing a touch of hardness currently, but it's most elegant underneath. I have scored the wine as it shows in the glass today, but it's likely to improve, so wait until at least 2022."

Wine Spectator

98 points

"Really tight now, but packed with dark fig, currant, espresso, licorice and chocolate notes. Superfleshy but seriously structured, there's layer after layer of sweet spice, fruit and minerality pumping through the finish, with lots of latent depth and power. Far more backward than the 2003 or 2004 on release, but since this red typically puts on weight as it ages, it should be a monster--à la the 1990--when it reaches its peak."

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Grenache

  • Vintage

    2005

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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