Clos du Caillou "Les Safres" Chateauneuf du Pape 2006

Red, slight purple.

Deep, low-toned nose - clay/earth, fig, licorice?, black raspberry.

Round, sweet and mouth-filling. A bit of heat initially, then strong acidity and clay/earth character moves to the fore. Acid-driven structure coats the front teeth in "mineral' chew.

Very "modern" CdP. This has been filtered, I'd guess. No sediment of any kind.

Day 7 - No oxidation. Clay/earth front and center now, which makes me think there's a considerable Mourvedre component. Probably wrong. Still an oozer of a nose. Still loaded/packed in the mouth - red cherry jam - like you're eating some. The mineral-like acid dimension still cuts through it all. This rocks. WTF?


$65