2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Clos de Beauvenir

56% Roussanne, 44% Grenache Blanc. Whole-bunch-pressed and vinified in demi-muids (70%) and stainless-steel tanks (30%). Aged for nine months in demi-muids. Certified organic. Tasted blind. Plenty of oak on the rich nose. A huge, mouth-filling richness and concentration of flavours – honey, flowers, toasty oak and excellent energy as well. So much to enjoy here. Full-throttle, intense style; and has oak but that will integrate in the coming five years. (AC)

The smaller production 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Clos De Beauvenir Blanc comes from a vineyard just beside the domaine and is based on 56% Roussanne and 44% Grenache Blanc. Its medium gold hue is followed by a brilliant perfume of orange blossoms, honeyed white flowers, orchard fruits, and spicy wood that gains depth as well as freshness with time in the glass. Beautifully concentrated, medium to full-bodied, and broad and expansive on the palate, it's another riveting wine from this team that's geared for the dinner table. While I would drink bottles over the coming 4-5 years, it will have an interesting evolution past that as well.

Blending 56% Roussanne with 44% Grenache Blanc from certified organic grapes, the 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Clos de Beauvenir delivers. Swirling the glass unlocks fragrant pineapple, spring blossom, white peach and lemon flesh notes. Concentrated and round, this is a serious Blanc Clos de Beauvenir with the potential to gain more nuance after a few years in bottle. That said, it’s already drinking splendidly.