2020 Le Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape Les Quartz [JD96][D94]

Producer: Le Clos du Caillou Region: Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France Blend: 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah Year: 2020 Jeb Dunnuck, 96 Points  "The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Quartz comes from more rocky soils and is always one of the more expressive, Provençal, sexy wines in the lineup. Based on 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, it gives up a smorgasbord-like bouquet of blueberries, black raspberries, peppery herbs, and violets. With full-bodied richness, ripe, polished tannins, and impressive balance, it’s another fresh, elegant, yet incredibly impressive."  Decanter, 94 Points  "Juicy, rounded, relaxed and transparent. Enjoyably drinkable, approachable and compact, it feels unforced and authentic, with ripe tannins, fresh blackberry acidity and a neat, precise finish. Grown half on large pebbles, half on sand in lieu-dit Les Cassanets. Destemmed then fermented in tronconic concrete vats, then matured mostly in demi-muid and old barriques except for 7% in amphora."  Winemaker Note