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Châteauneuf-du-Pape Clos Saint-Jean La Combe des Fous Pascal et Vincent Maurel 2007

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • 14.50% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Full-bodied

Un châteauneuf-du-pape vinifié doucement et avec de grand soin. Il gagne en complexité avec le temps : il faut donc le garder quelques années pour le savourer autour d'une belle pièce de viande rouge. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 very slightly wrinkled label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Rhône
  • Appellation/Wine: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  • Producer/Owner: Pascal et Vincent Maurel
  • More information....

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Clos Saint-Jean La Combe des Fous Pascal et Vincent Maurel serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Gibiers à poil en gigue ou en civet, Gigot dagneau au romarin, Gigot à la provençale.

Peak: Drink until 2032

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • What the experts say...

    The 2007 Châteauneuf du Pape la Combe des Fous is the more pure, elegant and seamless of the two, but it's still a huge wine that has overflowing notions of smoked meats, ripe black currants, toasted spice, liquid smoke and garrigue. It's utterly seamless on the palate, with fine tannin, no hard edges and incredible purity of fruit. It's firing on all cylinders but certainly has another decade or more of prime drinking.

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    Châteauneuf-du-Pape Clos Saint-Jean La Combe des Fous Pascal et Vincent Maurel

    The wine

    The yields of the Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Vaccarèse grapes are ruthlessly restricted. The grapes are harvested by hand and 90% destemmed. The tank is also manually punched down and devatted. In the interests of successfully extracting the grapes into the wine, the marc is crumbled on the surface and pushed down to the bottom of the tank thanks to the "mobile cap" container used. Vatting lasts more than one month (35 days). The Grenache grapes are matured in vats to maintain their fruity balance and refinement. The other grape varieties are matured in barrique barrels for one year. It is a full-bodied, generous wine that reveals its full potential over time.

    Information about domain Clos Saint-Jean

    Clos Saint Jean was established at the start of the 20th century by Edmond Tacussel and took on its current name in 1910. It has stayed in the same family over the generations, has expanded, and is currently run by Pascal and Vincent Maurel. Forty of its hectares are planted for Châteauneuf-du-Pape red and just one is planted for white. Yields are carefully controlled through pruning and green harvesting. The use of insecticides and chemical fertilisers is also kept to an absolute minimum. The quality of the grapes and the wine is evident. Length, texture and tension are key characteristics of wines from this highly-regarded domain.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 very slightly wrinkled label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 14.50 %
    • Country/Region: Rhône
    • Appellation/Wine: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
    • Producer/Owner: Pascal et Vincent Maurel
    • Vintage: 2007
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: Drink until 2032
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Size (in ha): 40
    • Volume: bottles
    • Intensity: Full-bodied
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault, 10% vaccarèze
    Châteauneuf-du-Pape Clos Saint-Jean La Combe des Fous Pascal et Vincent Maurel
    Châteauneuf-du-Pape Clos Saint-Jean La Combe des Fous Pascal et Vincent Maurel

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    Châteauneuf-du-Pape Clos Saint-Jean La Combe des Fous Pascal et Vincent Maurel 2007

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