Year in year out, Clos St Jean make one of the very best regular Châteauneuf money can buy and the 2017 is extra special. The GVWM team have enjoyed many bottles over the last few years and it has always offered everything you could want from a traditional style Châteauneuf du Pape. It's a wine that is bursting with scents of garrigue, liquorice and red fruits... the tannins are evident, but seamlessly integrated and it's medium to full bodied style has perfect symmetry and balance.
It's simply a joy to drink all year round.
With a decade of prime drinking ahead, this is unquestionably one of the most attractive buying propositions from the entire Southern Rhone. Don't miss the brilliant opportunity to grab a case or two for the cellar before our stock gets hoovered up!
If you've tried the 2017 before and are keen to mix it up with another vintage, then the 2016 is the one we recommend.
Both are in stock and immediately available.
Clos Saint-Jean is a prestigious Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer based in the famous lieu-dit La Crau. The winery gained critical recognition in the early 2000s and is now in the top echelon of quality southern Rhône producers.
The estate was founded by Edmund Tacussel in 1900 and began bottling its own wine for commercial sales in 1910, almost two decades before Châteauneuf-du-Pape became an officially designated appellation. The winery remains family owned and operated, having been inherited by Tacussel's grandsons.
Robert Parker's reviews of the subsequent vintages have since made the estate famous, with three of its wines earning Parker's coveted 100-point score across multiple vintages.
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