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2004 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Châteauneuf Du Pape

Southern Rhône

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Rhone Blend

Vintages
20182017201520142013201220112008200520042003200120001999199819971996
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Bruno Gaspard's latest vintage continues an impressive winning streak, and conditions in both 2004 and 2005 conspired with the house style of Clos du Caillou to produce a batch of sweet, suave wines. There's no crime in drinking these wines early, but they have proven that they have the stuffing to improve with age. Speaking of cellaring, Gaspard says "I really, really like 2004. The wines will go for a very long time because of their great balance. "And 2005?"The best wines I have ever made, no doubt. The purity and balance are remarkable. They are wines I never had to worry about. "

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The 2003 and 2004 vintages here have more in common than one might expect from the vintage charts.As hot as the earlier vintage was, winemaker Bruno Gaspard managed to produce Chateauneufs that are strikingly fresh and lively.If I had tasted these wines blind, I would never have guessed they were from a freakishly hot growing season.The emphasis here has always been on purity and balance, and these traits characterize the 2004s, which are fabulously rich and expressive.(A Peter Vezan Selection; imported by North Berkeley Imports, Berkeley, CA; Import! Wines, Middleton, WI; and Dionysos Imports, Lorton, VA)