WINE TASTING: SAT. Nov. 14 
2007 CLOS du MONT OLIVET
CHATEAUNEUF & COTES du RHONE
Concord: Saturday 12-5pm
Belmont: Saturday 3-6pm

CLOS du MONT OLIVET
“One of the hallmark and legendary estates of Chateauneuf du Pape, having first estate-bottled wine in the early 1930s, Clos du Mont Olivet is a reference point for traditional, long-lived Chateauneuf du Pape.”– WA

2007 CLOS du MONT OLIVET “Tradition” $40 92 pts.
“The brilliant 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition (made from 80% Grenache and the rest Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, and other assorted authorized varieties) is brilliant. Gorgeous notes reminiscent of an open-air Provencal fruit and vegetable market jump from the glass of this deep plum/purple-colored wine. The wine is expansive, savory, very fleshy, and totally disarming in its explosive aromatics and lush, opulent flavors. The better-than-average acids, due to the cool growing year, give it uplift and vibrancy, which nicely buttress the wine’s full-bodied power and substance. This is a beauty to drink over the next 15 or so years. 92 pts.” –WA (photo: Thierry Sabon, Clos du Mont Olivet)

More wines from Clos du Mont Olivet in the tasting:

2008 CLOS du MONT OLIVET Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc $39
Masterful blend of 30% Clairette, 30% Bourblenc, 25% Roussanne, 15% Grenache Blanc from a collection of the family’s older-vine plots.

2007 MONT OLIVET Cotes du Rhone “Varene” $22
100% Syrah — debut vintage!

2008 CLOS du MONT OLIVET “Montueil de Lavade” V.V. $15.99
Old-vine Cotes du Rhone.

2007 CLOS du MONT OLIVET Cotes du Rhone “Font de Blanche” $13.99 Unbeatable value!