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Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine Le Clos du Caillou Réserve Sylvie Vacheron 2005

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • Organic
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Un châteuneuf-du-pape exceptionnel caractérisé par une grande finesse et une grande complexité. Une merveille certifiée biologique ! More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Rhône
  • Appellation/Wine: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  • Producer/Owner: Sylvie Vacheron
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine Le Clos du Caillou Réserve Sylvie Vacheron serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Canard sauce aux truffes, Moussaka, Aligot.

Peak: Drink until 2025

  • Vintage score: 19/20
  • What the experts say...

    The best bottle of this I've ever had, the 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape Reserve was utter perfection on this occasion. Made from a blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Mourvèdre that was raised mostly in demi-muids, it exhibits awesome notes of blackberry, licorice, smoked herbs, graphite and tinges of minerality. Decadent, massively full-bodied and with sweet tannin, this thrilling Châteauneuf is hard to resist now, yet should continue to knock it out of the park for another decade or more.Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate

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    Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine Le Clos du Caillou Réserve Sylvie Vacheron

    The wine

    This organically-certified cuvée is a blend of Grenache and Mourvèdre grapes grown in sandy soils that give the wine extra refinement and freshness. Both are vinified together in a tapered wooden tank used 8 times before. The wine is then matured for 18 months in demi-muid casks. This magnificent Châteauneuf-du-Pape develops astonishing notes of licorice, pine resins and aromatic herbs. The palate is extremely fresh and the tannins are mellow, lending a mild aspect to this already highly refined wine. Its gourmet flavours are reminiscent of stewed or even jammy fruit. It is a wine of great complexity that should be enjoyed with a cottage pie and truffles.

    Information about domain Clos du Caillou

    Sylvie Vacheron manages Le Clos du Caillou with an expert hand. The vineyard was indeed once a clos, or walled plot, of 17 hectares but today the vines are planted across 53 hectares in the Côtes-du-Rhône and Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellations. The terroir is of a very high quality, primarily comprising sand and galets roulés with excellent filtering properties. Sylvie Vacheron runs the vineyard and cultivates it with loving care. The soil is enriched with organic compost, the plots are tilled regularly, herbicides are avoided completely and harvesting is manual. Sylvie's determination has paid off as this is now one of the top domains in the appellation.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Air-conditioned underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
    • Producer/Owner: Sylvie Vacheron
    • Vintage: 2005
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: Drink until 2025
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Organic 
    • Size (in ha): 53
    • Volume: 6200 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 75% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre
    Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine Le Clos du Caillou Réserve Sylvie Vacheron
    Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine Le Clos du Caillou Réserve Sylvie Vacheron

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