Paul Avril’s estate Clos du Papes is Rhône royalty and the wines produced here have a unique elegance and piercing aromatic expression that earns them a legendary reputation. Production is modern but eschews the use of new oak or filtering of any kind and, perhaps most importantly no super priced super cuvées – all the best fruit and wine making energy goes into creating the single sublime wine that has been produced here for over a century.

Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge 2023
14% abv
Vol- 75cl
The 2023 Chateauneuf du Pape from Clos des Papes is exquisite, wafting from the glass with a captivating bouquet of sweet red berries, iris, dark cherries, menthol, blood orange and flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and textured, it’s denser than usual, with a more pronounced structure and a lovely, fleshy core of fruit. Concluding with an ethereal, saline and weightless finish, this is a strong candidate for wine of the vintage—one that should evolve with grace over the coming years to attain a likely perfect score.
99+ Points, Yohan Castaing, The Wine Advocate, Oct 2025
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2023 | Chateauneuf du Pape | Clos des Papes | Counoise | Duty Paid | Europe | France | Grenache (Garnacha/Cannonau) | Mourvedre (Mataro / Monastrell) | Muscardin | Red | Rhone | Shiraz / Syrah | Still | Vaccarese | Wine- Reference #:
- 23167
- Strength
- 14 ABV
- Bottles per Case
- 6 bottles
- Grapes
- Counoise, Grenache (Garnacha/Cannonau), Mourvedre (Mataro / Monastrell), Muscardin, Shiraz / Syrah, Vaccarese
- Organic
- No
- Biodynamic
- No
- Vegan
- No
- Vegetarian
- No
- Sparkling
- No
