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Millésimes Clos Roquète Blanc 2022

JAMESSUCKLING.COM – AVRIL 2024 – JAMES SUCKLING

A spectacular white, spicy, balanced and harmonious, with aromas of baked lemons, anise, honeysuckle, warm herbs and a touch of blanched almonds. It’s medium- to full-bodied with precise definition on the palate. Lively and vibrant with a caressing texture at the edges. The center-palate is vibrating with tension. Long finish. Drink or hold. 95 pts

JAMESSUCKLING.COM – AVRIL 2024 – JAMES SUCKLING

Intense and aromatic, with so much texture to it. Notes of dried lemons, dried herbs, pears, blanched almonds and anise. Full-bodied with a well-rounded, suave and ample development on the palate. Plenty of dried herb character and vibrant spices. Creamy but agile. Drink or hold. 95 pts

JANCIS ROBINSON – ALISTAIR COOPER – DÉGUSTATION LE 5 OCTOBRE 2023

16,5. Fresh and honeyed nose. Rich palate and some sweetness. Really textured and weighty, with a warming richness on the finish. Honey, marzipan and fennel. Ripe and layered.
Drink 2027-2036

JEB DUNNUCK.COM – AUG. 27, 2023

95. Bottled in July but not scheduled for release until January of 2024, the 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Clos Roquete Blanc is one-third each Grenache, Roussanne, and Clairette that was raised all in wood. It has gorgeous notes of ripe pears, melon, honeyed flowers, spice, and a distinct sense of minerality. With good concentration, medium to full-bodied, and a ripe, layered mouthfeel, it’s another serious while from this team that will absolutely shine on the dinner table.

WINE ADVOCATE – JOE CZERWINSKI – DÉGUSTATION LE 20 JUIN 2023

92. The 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is a rather zesty and crisp style with scents of lime and pink grapefruit on the nose. Just medium-bodied, it’s plump and round, showing some lees influence, then clean, refreshing and long, showing excellent intensity and a distinctive character. Tasted twice, with consistent notes..

WINE ADVOCATE – JOE CZERWINSKI – DÉGUSTATION LE 20 JUIN 2023

92-94. Roughly one-third each Clairette, Grenache and Roussanne, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc was still awaiting bottling at the end of June 2023. Hints of honey accent ripe pineapple aromas in this medium to full-bodied wine, which is plump and round in the mouth, yet it finishes bright and zesty, with ample citrusy length.

JAMESSUCKLING.COM – STUART PIGOTT – 18 Avril 2023

94 pts. A powerful and bold white Chateauneuf with a lovely freshness. Plenty of melted butter character, but also stacks of floral honey and dried flowers. Beautiful integration of fine tannins and moderate acidity at the long finish. Single vineyard. There’s sandy soil, like at Rayas. A blend of one-third each of grenache blanc, clairette and roussanne. Drink or hold.

DÉGUSTATION PAR JEB DUNNUCK AU DOMAINE – LE 11 NOVEMBRE 2022

I always love this white, and the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc Clos Roquete Blanc is no exception. Pure, clean, and elegant, with medium-bodied aromas and flavors of ripe lemon, honeysuckle, and white flowers, it has a pretty, seamless, impeccably balanced profile and is already impossible to resist. 94 pts.

JAMESSUCKLING.COM – STUART PIGOTT – 7 MARS, 2022

94. A powerful and mouth-filling white Chateauneuf with a very mineral personality and excellent textural complexity. The freshness makes this feel lighter than it really is. Long finish with plenty of dried-herb character. Has the potential to age for many years. A blend of 35% Clairette, 35% Roussanne and 30% grenache blanc from 40-year-old vines on sandy soil. Drink or hold.

JEBDUNNUCK.COM – 6 OCTOBRE, 2020

95. The Domaine La Roquète releases are made by the team at Vieux Télégraphe. Lots of white flowers, honeyed melon, white peach, and quince like aromas and flavors emerge from the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Clos La Roquete Blanc and it’s medium to full-bodied, has a great sense of salty minerality, solid mid- palate fleshy, and a dry, crisp finish. This smoking good white can be drunk over the coming 10-15 years.

DECANTER – FEB 2019 – MATT WALLS

94. A subtle, lifted fennel nose. Perilously full and broad on the palate, but then finishes fresh and taut thanks to brisk acdidity and a coiled energy. An intense wine with a glinting mineral line.

WINE ADVOCATE – #238 – JOE CZERWINSKI

(92-94). From a sandy site near Rayas and Pignan, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is an equal-parts blend of Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne, fermented and aged in 600-liter demi-muids. It’s medium to full-bodied, with aromas of gently toasted brioche, tangerine and lime. Plump, rich and silky on the palate, it’s wonderfully long and elegant on the finish.

JEBDUNNUCK.COM – AUG. 28, 2018

93-96. Brought up all in demi-muid (it normally sees some barrique), it’s a one-third each of Grenache blanc, Clairette and Roussanne. IT has a beautiful bouquet of melon, pineapple, spices, toasted almonds, and caramelized peach. It’s rich, exotic, has a rounded, beautifully textured mouthfeel, and a great finish.

WINESPECTATOR.COM – AUTOMNE 2017 – J. MOLESWORTH

94. Broad and ripe, with a gorgeous creamy texture to the melon, fig, pear and yellow apple fruit flavors, all inlaid liberally with heather, singed almond and sweetened butter notes. A light stony spine gives this just enough support, letting the flattering flavors play out beautifully through the finish. Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Roussanne. Drink now through 2019. 1,000 cases made.

JEBDUNNUCK.COM – AUG. 28, 2018

95. A ripe and powerful wine. Pear, orchard fruits, spice, toasted brioche, plenty of minerality, medium to full body, good acidity, and plenty of salinity all make for a beautiful white that’s going to shine on the dinner table. It should also last for 10-15 years.

JEBDUNNUCK.COM – AUG. 28, 2018

Written by Richard Hemming for www.jancisrobinson.com

Dom du Vieux Télégraphe, Clos la Roquète 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The producer of this wine was previously known as Domaine la Roquète. They merged with Vieux Télégraphe in
May 2017.
Buttery, rounded, sweet spice. Baked-apple fruit with aromatic clove and allspice on the finish.
Perhaps just a bit short, but maybe the length will extend with age. (RH)Drink 2018-2026
£37 RRP imported by Thorman Hunt 16.5+

WINE ADVOCATE – OCT. 31, 2017 – No 233 – JOE CZERWINSKI

89. Not to be overlooked are the white wines from the estate. The 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Clos La Roquete comes from a three-hectare plot divided equally among Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Roussanne. The grapes undergo fermentation using indigenous yeasts in oak vessels of varying sizes, no more than 10% of which are new. The result is a medium-bodied, slightly honeyed wine with notions of melon, tangerine and pineapple and a fresh, lime-zest finish.

WINE SPECTATOR – SEPT. 13, 2017 – VOL 13, No 36 – J.MOLESWORTH

94. Broad and ripe, with creamy melon, fig, pear and yellow apple, fruit inlaid with heather, singed almond and sweet butter notes. A light stony spine lends support through the finish.

VINOUS – DEC. 2016 – JOSH RAYNOLDS

Brilliant straw. Meyer lemon, pear and a hint of white flowers on the fragrant nose, along with subtle anise and ginger notes in the backround. Silky and sharply focused on the palate, showing good heft to the fresh orchard and citrus fruit flavors. Unfolds steadily on the finish, leaving behind smoky mineral and bitter lemon pith notes. 91 pts

JAMESSUCKLING.COM – AOUT 2017 – JAMES SUCKLING

From the sandy soils, clairette, roussanne and grenache blanc in equal parts. No additions and a year on lees. Creamy, toasty and very complex. Layered and texturally dense. White peach, succulent palate. Oak builds. Fresh. Drink now. 94 pts

KERMIT LYNCH OFFER – ANTHONY LYNCH

This white is perhaps the most downright drinkable young Châteauneuf white we have ever tasted: suggestions of hay, yellow flowers, and wet stone soar from the glass, while the plate displays a chalky tension that resolves to silky harmony over time. There is elegance and sophistication to be savored immediatly.

VINEOUS – APRIL 2016 – JOSH REYNOLDS

(89-91) : Limpid straw. Mineral-tinged pear and melon aromas are sharpened by hints of ginger and lemon zest. Ripe citrus and orchard fruit flavors show good richness, back-end focus and cut thanks to a core of juicy acidity. Finishes minerally and taut, leaving behind a bitter pear skin note.

VINEOUS – APRIL 2016 – JOSH REYNOLDS

90 – $49 : Brigh yellow. Expansive aromas of white peach, candied citrus fruits, pear and pundent flowers are complemented by a hint of honey. Concentrated orchard fruit and pit fruit flavors become spicier and more energetic with air, picking a gingery nuance. The floral quality carries though a smooth, seamless finish, which lingers with very good tenacity.

GAULTMILLAU – OCT/NOV 2014

15/20. Un nez subtil aux notes de pommes au four, raisin et pêche de vigne, acacia, fleurs grillées. la trame est encore resserée mais dispose d\’une belle densité. Des sensations diaphanes apportent une touche d\’élégance en finale pour un vin à carafer ou à redécouvrir dans deux ans.

WINE ADVOCATE – #215 – 30 OCT 2014 – JEB DUNNUCK

90. Another outstanding effort. Coming all from sandy soils. It has frist-rate aromas of white peach, white flowers and citrus blossom that turn more toasty and even nutty on the palate. Medium-bodied, with the hallmark acidity and freshness of the vintage, it’s a rock-solid Châteauneuf-du-Pape blanc to drink over the coming 3-4 years, or cellar for over a decade.

GUIDE RVF 2015 – 16.5

Offre une bouche ciselée et saline

WINE ADVOCATE – #209 – 31 OCT 2013 – JEB DUNNUCK

From the Brunier\’s Domaine La Roquete estate and sandy soils, the 2012 La Roquete Blanc is an even split of Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Roussanne that\’s aged in 50% demi-muids and 50% barrels. Offering up notions of honeysuckle, melon, dried pineapple and mineral aromas and flavors, it is medium-bodied, beautifully textured and shows both richness and freshness. I\’d drink it over the coming 2-3 years, but I suspect it will evolve gracefully for years. Drink now-2017 . 90 pts

WINE SPECTATOR INSIDER – VOL 9 / N°42 – JAMES MOLESWORTH

A plump version, with heather, salted butter and phyllo dough notes around a core of apricot, white peach and green melon fruit flavors, offering a creamy finish. 93

WINE ADVOCATE – 31 OCT 2011 – #197 – 88 pts –

Delicate notes of poached pear, citrus oil, grapefruit and honeysuckle are found in this medium-bodied, fresh, unoaked, naked, lively white. Consume it over the next several years.

WINE SPECTATOR 31 OCT 2011 ( INSIDER 7 SEPT 2011) – JM – 93 points

Very enticing, with creamy texture and lovely persistence to the range of salted butter, honeysuckle, green almond, white peach and yellow apple fruit flavors, followed by a long, mineral-driven finish. Drink now through 2013.

INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR –JAN/FEB 12 – JOSH REYNOLDS

91 – (mentionned by mistake as 2009). Pale gold. Intensely perfumed aromas of poached pear, tangerine, anise and herbs. Deeply pitched orchard fruit flavors are given clarity and lift by tangy acidity. The sappy, clinging finish offers excellent definition and spicy persistence.

WINE ADVOCATE – 31 OCT 2010 – #191 – 88 pts –

Offers abundant aromas of fennel seed, anise, rose petals, pears and honeysuckle. Medium-bodied, crisp and fresh, it can be enjoyed over the next 1-2 years.

IWC – JAN 2010 – 90 points – $35

Yellow-gold. Pungent aromas of mango, papaya, peach pit and smoky minerals. Lush, palate-coating tropical fruit flavors are braced by zesty minerals, picking up a note of bitter lemon rind on the back. Suave, penetrating, subtly sweet citrus flavors linger on a spicy finish. This will work with light as well as richer foods.

WINE ADVOCATE – OCT 2009 – ROBERT PARKER rating 90 –

Readers should not ignore La Roquete’s white wine. The 2008 Chateauneuf du Pape blanc (a blend of equal parts Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, and Bourboulenc) exhibits aromas of anise, flowers, quince, and white peaches in its richly fruity, elegant personality. Consume it over the next year. Shrewd connoisseurs of Chateauneuf du Pape should be paying attention to what is taking place at La Roquete. This property was acquired by the Brunier family (who also own Vieux Telegraphe) in the mid-eighties, and over the last 4-5 years they have made successful efforts to upgrade the quality dramatically.

WINE SPECTATOR INSIDER – 29 OCT 2009 – JM – 91 pts

Nicely ripe for the vintage, with a buttery edge to the peach, melon and starfruit flavors which glide through the plump, creamy finish. Floral hint keeps it all honest. Equal parts Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Clairette. Drink now

RVF – JUIN 2009 – note : entre 18 et 20

DOMAINE LA ROQUETE ET VIEUX TELEGRAPHE
On sent le même coup de partte sur ces deux vins, même si le Vieux Télégraphe s\’impose par une race et une classe supérieures avec son petit nez qui \ »meursaulte\ » par un boisé toasté bien maitrisé. La Roquète offre plus de nervosité, c\’est presque tannique en bouche et sans lourdeur/ Bravo !

INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR –FEB/JAN 09 – JOSH REYNOLDS

– 90 – one-quarter each roussanne, clairette, grenache blanc and bourboulenc. Greenish gold. Pure, expressive aromas of pear, orange, honey, smoke and chamomile; reminds me of Burgundy. Fleshy orchard fruit flavors are brightened by gentle citrus and mineral qualities, picking up nutmeg and allspice with air. Quite suave, with excellent finishing clarity and smoky persistence.

La fraîcheur du vin se lit dans sa couleur

Des reflets vert-argent soulignés par une brillance parfaite, ne peuvent précéder qu’un nez droit et jeune. Ici les fleurs blanches dominent, c’est fin et élégant : la bouche est onctueuse, fraîche, velours et très longue. Le vin est tout en plaisir et en harmonie, il finit sur des notes d’agrumes et une belle sensation d’équilibre.

WINE SPECTATOR’S INSIDER WEEKLY – JAMES MOLESWORTH – 26 JANVIER, 2022

CLOS ROQUETE 2020
93 point | $59 | 150 cases imported | White

Vivid, with a mix of honeysuckle, white peach, star fruit, acacia, green plum and quinine notes that are racy, lively and well-detailed through the finish. Shows a lovely mineral echo at the end, too. Clairette, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc. Drink now through 2026. — J.M.