Clos Saint Jean, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2007 needs description The nose opens with deep

The nose opens with deep aromas of dark berries—blackberry

Now running his own micro-domain in Tavel and the broader southern Rhône

Catharina Sadde of Les Horees sources hers from domaine-owned parcels in Pommard and Volnay

an Alsace Riesling with shoulders

Clos Saint Jean, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2007 needs description The nose opens with deep2007 was the Southern Rhone's Grenache vintage a dry, sun drenched, mistral swept year that gave Chateauneuf enormous ripeness and nineteen years have finally tamed it. The Vieilles Vignes comes from Clos Saint Jean's oldest plots on the La Crau plateau in the eastern corner of the appellation, where fist sized galets roules soak up the day's heat and radiate it back into low, goblet trained vines. Brothers Pascal and Vincent Maurel took over the