Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2005 SO20231114 but it's also laden with

but it's also laden with a rich herbaciousness that carries it into the realm of beautiful-with-food

Summit Hops

It takes roughly ten kilos of plums to make one liter of this

Its refined bouquet is characterised by aromatic thyme notes

Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2005 SO20231114 but it's also laden withTwo decades on, the 2005 vintage has arrived at exactly the moment Chteauneuf lovers wait for. Pascal and Vincent Maurel's old vine cuve at Clos Saint Jean comes off the famed stony terroir of La Crau, a blend led by Grenache with Syrah, Mourvdre, Cinsault, and the rarer Vaccarse and Muscardin. 2005 was one of the great Southern Rhne vintages, balanced and built for the long haul, and this bottle now drinks in full maturity: kirsch and dried herbs