{"product_id":"2006-clos-st-jean-chateuneuf-du-pape","title":"Clos St Jean Chateuneuf Du Pape 2006","description":"The 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits garrigue, pepper, incense, andmeaty black cherry notes interwoven with heady levels of glycerin,abundant sex appeal, and a full-bodied, fleshy finish. It shouldprovide superb drinking over the next 10-15 years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat aremarkable group of wines is emerging from proprietor Vincent Maurel,who works with the genius of Southern Rhone viticulture and winemaking,Philippe Cambie. A succession of superb wines began at this estate in2003, when it finally began to live up to its superb potential (ClosSaint-Jean is one of the largest holders of top vineyards inChateauneuf du Pape, with 120 acres, including some of the finest sitesfor old vine Grenache and Mourvedre). \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis may well be one of the mostexciting addresses not only in France, but in the entire wine world\u003c\/span\u003e. Asthe following notes testify, the 2006s are even more profound frombottle than they were from foudre and demi-muids. Moreover, 2007 may bethe finest vintage at Clos Saint-Jean since 2003. Readers should keepin mind that Maurel and Cambie have aged the old vine Grenache in oldfoudres and some 600-liter demi-muids, but the Syrah and Mourvedrecomponents are kept in small barrels. In short, these wines are not tobe missed! To reiterate, as mind-blowing as the 2007s are, \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eI believethat along with Clos des Papes and a handful of other domaines, ClosSt.-Jeans 2006s are the wines of the vintage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRP Issue 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLA Times Wine of the Week, December 31, 2008\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy not ring in the new year with a bottle of full-blooded Chateauneuf-du-Pape from one of the appellation's top-tier estates?That would be the 2006 Clos Saint Jean \"Vieilles Vignes,\" which has everything a good Chateauneuf should have: seductive notes of licorice, dark plums and spices; soft, ripe tannins; and a finespun elegance. Full of character, the deep ruby 2006 is made up of 75% old-vine Grenache and 15% Syrah, with the balance made up of Mourvdre, Cinsault and a few other grapes in minuscule quantities. That's oenologist Philippe Cambie working his magic with grapes from some of Chateauneuf's finest vineyards.","brand":"Vins Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46037295333615,"sku":"2022","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7140\/9135\/files\/closstjean_cdp2007-LBL_69ec0720-2e36-4e9e-af0c-df947bd8cf25.png?v=1772598422","url":"https:\/\/vinsrare.com\/products\/2006-clos-st-jean-chateuneuf-du-pape","provider":"Vins Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}