Chateauneuf du Pape Clos des Papes

The Avril family has made wine in Châteauneuf since 1600, and this single flagship red is among the appellation`s top-ranked. 24 small plots on 32 hectares, organic since 2008. Today`s blend is 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah, 5% other; destemmed, a month on skins, a year in large foudres. Parker called the wines brilliant" and long-lived."