2002 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
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Score 90/100 · Drink 2024, Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous
The 2002 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc makes the most of the worst vintage the Rhône Valley has seen in the new millennium. Delicate petrol, candle wax and dried lemon peel traces emerge, followed by bruised apple and honey aromas. Medium-bodied at most, the 2002 is distinctively elegant and finishes with a sapid culmination. Albeit past its prime, it remains full of life.
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90
90/100
Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous
About the producer
Clos des Papes
Few estates have shaped the identity of Châteauneuf-du-Pape quite like Clos des Papes. For generations, the Avril family has remained devoted to a single benchmark cuvée, crafted from more than twenty vineyard parcels to express the appellation at its finest.
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Grape Blend
Picpoul, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc / Garnacha Blanca, Clairette
Colour
White
Taste
Dry