Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019 MG

Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019 MG is a Grenache-led Rhône magnum with black cherry, violet, leather and slow-building spice from galets roulés soils. This is the generous side of Clos des Papes, with kirsch and garrigue over a dry finish that feels carefully held. The 1500 ml bottle gives the 2019 extra patience for the table or cellar.

About the Wine
This 2019 magnum comes from Clos des Papes parcels across Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah rooted in sandy clay and galets roulés. The estate farms under sustainable certification. The large rolled stones give the wine its warm, stony scent before the glass reaches full air. Grenache sets the red-fruited heart of the blend. Mourvèdre and Syrah bring darker skins, violet tones and the savoury edge that shows in this ripe 2019. The wine spent 18 to 20 months in large French oak foudres. That élevage gives a broad frame to the fruit rather than a glossy oak stamp. The oak reads as baking spice, gentle smoke and a slow warmth around the kirsch-toned centre. The dry finish is important here, as the 16% alcohol sits inside a wine built for long development in magnum. A faint crushed-stone note sits under the black cherry on the finish.

Tasting Notes
The nose opens with kirsch and black cherry, then moves into violet, warm spice and the smoky garrigue scent that marks Clos des Papes in ripe years. On the palate it is dry and large in scale, with 16% alcohol carried through dark fruit, leather and a firm mineral line that keeps the wine upright. Violet and baking spice give the middle a perfumed lift as Mourvèdre brings a darker savoury tone to the Grenache-led core, which keeps the aromatics high above the broad fruit. After an hour in a large glass the finish keeps building for a full minute, moving from black cherry to smoke, crushed stone and a faint game note that suits the magnum format. Drink from 2025 to 2045.

Food Pairing
Serve it with côte de boeuf, rosemary potatoes and pan juices rich enough to meet the wine’s black cherry depth and warm spice. For a regional plate, choose daube provençale with orange peel, olives and slow-cooked beef that picks up the garrigue scent in the glass. Game is a natural fit here, especially roast venison with juniper or wild boar ragù over pappardelle. Aged Comté or mature sheep’s cheese will bring out the leather and smoked-herb side of the 2019 Clos des Papes. Use a wide decanter for this magnum at the table, then let each glass open slowly beside the food.

Producer
Clos des Papes is the Avril family domaine in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, led today by Paul-Vincent Avril, and the estate’s defining habit is making one principal red cuvée from its own parcels and strict internal selection. That bottling draws on a wide spread of parcels across the appellation, including sandy sites and stone-covered ground, and the finished blend carries several village voices under one label in this 2019 magnum. For this Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019 MG, the familiar trio of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah is shaped by aging in large French foudres for 18 to 20 months. The domaine is known for severe selection, with chosen lots going into the Clos des Papes bottling, and that habit gives the label a rare sense of continuity from vintage to vintage when the growing season is generous. The 16% alcohol in Paul-Vincent Avril’s 2019 magnum sits inside dry cherry fruit, incense-like spice and a clean herbal edge after air in a large glass. The name Clos des Papes ties the domaine to the old papal quarter of the village, and this bottle carries that identity through dark fruit, leather and a smoky finish that recalls warm stones on the final swallow.

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