Domaine Saint Prefert

Châteauneuf du Pape, Colombis, 2019

Name: Châteauneuf du Pape, Colombis
Brand: Domaine Saint Prefert
Price: 672.32 GBP

96/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

96/100

Vinous

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2019
75cl
DP
£112.06
2019
6x75cl
DP
£672.32

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A calm, composed, gently aromatic nose of red berry and anise. A very elegant and focused style of Châteauneuf. Fragrant and stylish fruit, offering a red berry, damson and victoria plum fruit profile on the palate. Rich and ripe but there is great nuance and refinement to this, too. The long finish shimmers with notes of flower, berries and star anise. Beautifully balanced, with sufficient grip and freshness to offset the vintage’s naturally ripe inclination. Stunning. The elegant side of Châteauneuf. From Grenache vines located in the sandy “Colombis” lieu dit - fermented with whole bunches and aged in demi muid barrels.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

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Critic Reviews

96/100

Joe Czerwinski,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Colombis is all old-vine Grenache, vinified entirely as whole clusters and matured in demi-muids. On the nose, there are some minty-stemmy notes but also wonderful suggestions of garrigue and vibrant fruitred raspberries, cherries and stone fruit. It's full-bodied and silky on the mid-palate, then long, spicy-peppery and firmly tannic on the finish. While not unapproachable or unenjoyable even now, it should benefit from several years cellaring and live close to two decades. Tasted twice (once blind), with consistent notes.

drinking window 2025 - 2040

date of review 05/2022

96/100

Josh Raynolds,

Vinous

Deep, shimmering ruby. Expansive, mineral- and spice-accented red and dark berry preserve, incense, cola and garrigue qualities on the finely detailed nose. Palate-staining cherry pie, raspberry, boysenberry, floral pastille and fruitcake flavors show uncanny energy for their depth. The spice and floral notes dominate a seriously long, sappy finish framed by velvety, well-knit tannins.

drinking window 2025 - 2035

date of review 10/2021

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Rhone

Appellation:

Châteauneuf du Pape

Producer:

Domaine Saint Prefert

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Grenache/Syrah

abv:

15%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.