the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin is approximately 60% Mourvèdre (from the same parcel

hints of mint and sage

but better in 2022

this is a truly magnificent opus one in the making

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2019 Barolo Ginestra Ciabot Mentin Clerico Likör the 2020 Chateauneuf du PapeParker Monika Larner 96 The Domenico Clerico 2019 Barolo Ginestra Ciabot Mentin (with 5,500 bottles made with fruit from vines planted in 1978) is a bit closed initially. This is a trait I found across a vintage that gives us good reason to bet on long bottle aging potential. There is dark fruit and spice with licorice and grilled herbs. Rusty mineral nuances also emerge slowly from the bouquet. This wine needs a double decant if consumed on the young