2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Clos du Bélvèdere Ch. Vaudieu

More white flowers, brioche, honeysuckle, and lemon curd notes emerge from the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Clos Du Belvedere Blanc. It's a rock star on the palate, with plenty of richness and fruit, yet it still comes across as crisp, clean, and pure. Made from 100% Grenache Blanc brought up in older barrels, it's one of the true gems when it comes to whites in 2018.

Made entirely from Grenache Blanc (fermented and aged in equal portions of stainless steel, new oak and older oak), the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Clos du Belvedere offers up scents of toasted grain, crushed stone, tangerine and lime. It's medium to full-bodied, silky in texture and crisply focused, with a zesty, citrus-laden finish. Tasted twice (once blind), with consistent notes. 2019-2022 .

Rich, yet very bright and transparent, with waves of star fruit, white peach, green almond and yellow apple cruising through, showing verbena and honeysuckle details on the enticing finish. Drink now through 2022.

En af de få 100% grenache blanc-baserede châteuneuf-du-pap'er, hvor Château de Vaudieu og vinmager Laurent Brechet behandler den som chardonnay i Bourgogne. Fadet er aromatisk medspiller her, men tro nu ikke, at det forstyrrer. Stilen er bare anderledes end de andre medvirkende her. En storslået vin. Frugten kommer fra stokke i klassisk rullesten og rød lerjord. Stål, gamle fade og nye fade med ca. en tredjedel til hver tilberedningsmetode. Lukket næse, der kræver bearbejdning. Til gengæld på tungen en eksplosion af aromatisk neutral mineralitet, rullesten knust og destilleret. Teksturvin og et bevis på druens storhed. Pikant bitter og evig.