Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc other_regions The palate is medium-bodied with

The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins

This monumental offering

I also tasted Conterno’s first wines from his newly-acquired vineyard in Cerretta

As I wrote earlier this year

Clos Papes, Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc other_regions The palate is medium-bodied withVarious plots around the appellation are farmed organically, and all varieties are co fermented for this wine. It has aromas of pear, anise, flowers and heather honey, with a medium to full bodied palate displaying very pure pear fruit, grapefruit and some florality. It has lovely internal sweetness, with a honeyed quince character. A really lovely expression of quite intense fruit a little too intense to be truly elegant perhaps, but with good