2020 Clos St Antonin Chateauneuf du Pape

Jeb Dunnuck

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With a bright and silky "Pinot-like texture and vibrancy", this newby in the Janasse stable resembles their top Chateauneuf. Like the super-expensive Cuvee Chaupin, the Clos st Antonin is 100% Grenache grown mainly on Chateauneuf's more sandy soils. This creates an open and giving wine, with dark berry and spice characters brightened by lively, aromatic red fruit and herbal, mineral complexities. A red of both dimension and charm, this is a real high-point on quality for value.

$90.00 in mixed 6+ or $100.00 per bottle

Overview

Grape

Grenache

Its Origins

This is a new project of Isabelle Sabon and her father, Aimé, of Domaine de la Janasse, who purchased this 15 hectare domain in 2014. The estate, itself, is located in Jonquières just north of Courthézon. The Châteauneuf-du-Pape will be made from fruit drawn from two hectares of vines in the prime La Crau and Font du Loup vineyards, which were part of Domaine de la Janasse. This 2015 was actually made entirely from La Crau fruit. Those holdings are being folded into Clos St.-Antonin in anticipation of the usual French succession issues that will ensue when Isabelle and her brother, Christophe, take over Domaine de la Janasse from their father.

What The Critics Say

95/100 Jeb Dunnuck

"The Antonin 2020 Châteauneuf du Pape is a huge success in the vintage, and while it shows the softer, more supple style of the vintage, it doesn't lack depth, density, or complexity. Black raspberries, spring flowers, lit gunpowder, and peppery garrigue all give way to a medium to full-bodied, flawlessly balanced 2020 that's already hard to resist. This cuvée always shines for its elegance, and the 2020 is no exception."

92-95/100 Parker's Wine Advocate, Joe Czerwinski

"Assembled from three parcels of vines, the all-Grenache 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape offers up gorgeous aromas of garrigue and red raspberries. Full-bodied and rich, it's concentrated, long and complex, folding in hints of chocolate without ever seeming overripe or heavy." Drink 2023 - 2035

97/100 Wine Enthusiast (2019 Vintage)

"Mulled blueberries and dewy rose-petal notes perfume this silk-textured Grenache. It’s a rich, powerfully penetrating wine that fills the palate in pools of black-cherry and berry flavors, but maintains a thrilling mineral freshness and vitality. Framed by fine, silky tannins, it’s approachable already but should improve well through 2040 at least."

Stats & Food Matching

Variety	Grenache
Region	Rhone
Closure	Cork
Volume	750ml
Alcohol	15.50%
Maturity	2023 - 2035

This Wine Goes Well With

Taste

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