2016 Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Cuvée du Papet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rhône France Wine Tasting Note

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2016 Clos du Mont-Olivet La Cuvée du Papet  (Châteauneuf-du-Pape) 96 Just a super wine, texturally, the wine is lush, opulent, and silky, as well as vibrant, long, and rich. There is a gorgeous sense of purity to the peppery kirsch and black raspberries that stands out. Drink from 2022-2033. Just a super wine, texturally, the wine is lush, opulent, and silky, as well as vibrant, long, and rich. There is a gorgeous sense of purity to the peppery kirsch and black raspberries that stands out. Drink from 2022-2033. 3,485 Views   Tasted Oct 5, 2022  • Buy This Wine For The Lowest Price DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE | Post to Flowers, pepper, black raspberry and kirsch are in your face. Full bodied, soft and polished, the wine is opulent, rich, full bodied, sweet and pure. There is a wealth of fruit here that fills your palate. The fruit is pure and refined, with silky tannins in the finish. Flowers, pepper, black raspberry and kirsch are in your face. Full bodied, soft and polished, the wine is opulent, rich, full bodied, sweet and pure. There is a wealth of fruit here that fills your palate. The fruit is pure and refined, with silky tannins in the finish. 3,744 Views   Tasted Sep 18, 2018

When to Drink Clos du Mont Olivet, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Clos du Mont Olivet can be enjoyed on the young side. Young vintages can be popped and poured, or decanted for between 1-2 hours allowing the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Clos du Mont Olivet is usually better with 3-7 years of bottle age. Of course that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage. In the best vintages the wine should be consumed within 5-18 years after the vintage.

Serving Clos du Mont Olivet with Wine, Food Pairing Tips

Clos du Mont Olivet is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Young vintages can be popped and poured, or decanted for an hour so. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.

Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Clos du Mont Olivet is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed dishes, sausage, barbecue and cassoulet. Clos du Mont Olivet is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms pasta, eggplant, tomatoes and cheese.

The white wine of Clos du Mont Olivet is best served with a myriad of different seafood dishes, shellfish, crab, lobster, sushi, sashimi, chicken, pork and veal, as well as Asian cuisine.

In addition, Clos du Mont Olivet also makes 5 different wines from vines they own in the Cotes du Rhone appellation.

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