Only one cuvée of red and white Chateauneuf du Pape are made, Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge (65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and 5% others including Muscardin, Counoise and Vaccarese) and Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc (Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc and Picpoul). There is also a Vin de Table "Petit Vin d´Avril" from declassified Chateauneuf du Pape. The wine is a testament to the virtues of traditional vineyard management and winery techniques. Instead of depending upon new barriques, they use large foudres to maintain the integrity that the terroir has imparted to the grapes.
To celebrate this exceptional producer (with equally exceptional prices), Paul Mapplebeck will be leading a vertical tasting of Clos des Papes back to the legendary vintages of the 1990s.