Clos Saint Jean Côtes du Rhône

Monthly tasting club "The Tasting Club"; Chateauneuf du Pape (@ My place) : This bottle was brought by John and we had to blind taste it. And what a revelation it was! The bouquet was really beautiful with garrigue, autumn and rustic impressions. On the palate herbs and spices, truffle, red and dark berries and juicy acidity. Soft tannin. Mature, but not tired yet. It performed beautifully in the C9duP line-up of tonight. (And the “sad” note; I bought 5 …

Again a really nice bottle. A lot of herbs and spices. The tannin has melted completely and the wine shows a lot of sweet impressions. Really nice and easy to drink. Drink soon if you have any.

What a great pity I did not buy more of this. At the time around $ 8 and now it tastes like a $ 25+ wine. The tannin has completely melted and everything is in great harmony. Some pleasant barnyard in the start followed by pleasant spiciness. Perfect acidity and just a touch of sweetness. Lovely!

Extremely corked

Strawberries, raspberries and also some ripe cherries now. Soft and just a little sticky tannin. Medium to full bodied and everything in good harmony. Tasteful and very pleasant wine now. Decant it or give it at least 6 hours air.

Little barnyard in the bouquet. Also strawberries and raspberries. The taste is full bodied with good acidity and some spices. Still very young, but already very pleasant. The alcohol is a little too dominant imho.