Clos du Mont Olivet Cotes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes 2016
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Jeb
Dunnuck
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Pair with grilled lamb with herbs or roasted chicken with black olive tapenade.
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Jeb Dunnuck
I tasted two samples of the 2016 Côtes du Rhône Vieilles Vignes, with both showing terrific fruit and silky, elegant textures, solid complexity and plenty to love. Made mostly from Grenache planted in sandy soils, this terrific barrel sample offers full-bodied notes of strawberries, garrigue, and pepper, with a beautiful elegance and purity on the palate. Readers looking for a traditionally made, high-quality Côtes du Rhône can’t go wrong with this.
Range: 89-92
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While the family are strict traditionalists, they still allow us to make our North Berkeley Barrel Selection from wine raised in used Burgundy barrels we provide. Jean-Claude Sabon performs most of the vineyard work himself, while his son Thierry (who has a Ph.D in physics) manages winemaking duties.
Clos du Mont Olivet Chateauneuf-du-Pape bursts forth from the glass with aromatics of crushed vanilla beans, Mexican chocolate, coffee, and a sandalwood warmth that we’ve come to recognize as the Mont Olivet signature. From 80-year-old vines, our barrel selection wine is usually 65% Grenache, with the remainder Syrah and Mourvèdre.
"La Cuvee du Papet," named for Joseph Sabon, Sr., (papet means “Grandpa”) is a selection of the finest lots in the cellar, and is acknowledged by many to be one of the most age-worthy, fascinating wines produced in the appellation.
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