Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve le Clos du Caillou 2000 Domaine du Clos du Caillou

Classification
Type	Rouge
Marque	Domaine du Clos du Caillou
Millésime	2000
Pays	France
Région	Rhone
Raisin	Rhone Blend
Volume
État	Parfait
Étiquette	Parfait
Consommable	-2020
Stock	0

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Robert Parker (99)

Possibly the wine of the vintage is the 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Le Clos du Cailloux. I tasted this wine four times from bottle, and it has blown away some tough competition. A wealth of fruit, power, and balance, amazing purity, and a sumptuous, 65-second finish are the stuff of legends. As usual, it is a blend of 45% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, and the rest Syrah as well as miscellaneous varietals. The Mourvedre must be picked incredibly ripe as there is never any of that grape's astringency or toughness. However, being an anti-oxidant varietal, I am sure this is a sign of how much aging potential these wines possess. This is an enormous, well-delineated, superb wine. Anticipated maturity: now-2020+.

Readers lucky enough to find any should not hesitate to buy as much as they can of the flagship wine, the Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Le Clos du Cailloux. Over the last four years, every vintage has flirted with perfection.

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