Clos St Antonin, Chateauneuf du Pape 2015

Detail: DKK 399 (year 2018, JyskVin, all older years are sold out). 94p / JebDunnuck mv. Clos St Antonin is a new super wine from the star Janasse, which is made in very small quantities. The winery is managed by Isabelle Sabon, one of the city's few female winemakers. 2015 was the first vintage made from 100% grenache.
94p / Parker: "It's an overnight success .... The gem of the collection is the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape, this is redolent of ripe berries and stone fruit, with a lush, silky, nearly weightless feel on the palate. It's a lovely example of the delicate, elegant style of Grenache increasingly being produced from Châteauneuf's sandy soils. Aged in a combination of concrete vats and foudres, it should drink well for 10 years or more.
The Sabons of Domaine de la Janasse purchased this sizable estate in the Côtes du Rhône in 2015, making this the first vintage for them under this label ... "
From the domain's 15 hectares of vineyards, some of which have been taken over from Domaine de la Janasse, it is grown here from old vines on Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The remaining part comes from the actual acquisition of the Clos St. winery. Antonin, which the Sabon family became owners of in 2014. The debut vintage (2015) received 94 points from both Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and Jeb Dunnuck, after which the 2016 vintage followed up with a full 96 points by Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate and 97 points by Jeb Dunnuck.
The wine is made from organic principles from ancient Grenache vines on the sandier parts of the famous fields of Font du Loup (near La Crau) and Saint Georges. The sandy areas of Châteauneuf-du-Pape generally create the most elegant and refined versions of these famous Rhône wines.
All harvesting and the gentle selection has of course been done by hand, after which the wine is vinified quite traditionally with a prolonged fermentation and maceration on cement, where 20% whole clusters have been included. Finally, the wine is stored on a combination of large old foudre and 600 l demi-muids.
Watch film (3.5 min) about Clos St Antonin, Rhone, Plan de Dieu and Chateauneuf.