Clos Saint Antonin - Côtes-du-Rhône Plan de Dieu 2018
Rhône
Red
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3*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
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91/100
Jeb Dunnuck
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89/100
Robert Parker
"An upmarket village that blends Grenache with Mourvèdre and Syrah. What's so appealing? The distinguished, ripe nose, with its elegant combination of candied fruits, wild strawberries, floral notes and fine spices. Then there's the paradoxical palate, at once warm and dynamic, taut and mellow, which impresses with its extraordinary volume, preserved freshness, fine tannins and deep, liquorice-like fruit. An air of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. For laying down". (Le Guide des Vins Hachette 2021)
Features
Estate
Clos Saint Antonin
Cuvée
Plan de Dieu
Vintage
2018
Designation
Côtes-du-Rhône Villages
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
50% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre et 20% Syrah
Terroirs
Soils of clay and silt resting on marl, the grapes come from plots located north of Saint Antonin, at the southern end and highest point of the appellation. The average age of the vines is 50 years.
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual with sorting on the vine
Winemaking
90% de-stemming followed by 25-day maceration
Breeding
In foudres for Grenache and in barrels for Syrah and Mourvèdre for 12 months before bottling.
Alcohol content
15%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep ruby
Nose
Notes of ripe black raspberry, black cherry, melted licorice and scorched earth
Mouth
Rich, powerful and concentrated, with great depth, which is the hallmark of this appellation.
Serve
AT 14-15°C
Drink before
2026
Food and wine pairing
A perfect accompaniment to game meat in sauce or grilled.
Clos Saint Antonin
Côtes du Rhône
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Isabelle Sabon, sister of Christophe Sabon (La Janasse), bought the Saint-Antonin farm (15 hectares in Jonquière) in 2014. A blend of land opportunity and business strategy, Clos Saint-Antonin offers the possibility of a "second" wine at La Janasse. With just under two hectares of Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Janasse estate, this new label produced a very good cuvée in 2016, in a gourmand and precise style.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2021) 3*Coup de Coeur (Exceptional wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
A high-end village that blends Grenache with Mourvèdre and Syrah. What's so appealing? The distinguished, ripe nose, with its elegant combination of candied fruits, wild strawberries, floral notes and fine spices. Then there's the paradoxical palate, at once warm and dynamic, taut and mellow, which impresses with its extraordinary volume, preserved freshness, fine tannins and deep, liquorice-like fruit. An air of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. For laying down.
About the domain :
A regular in the Guide, often featured prominently for its Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes-du-Rhône and vins de pays. Christophe Sabon and his sister Isabelle, children of Aimé Sabon, who founded the estate in 1973, manage a 90-hectare vineyard scattered across numerous parcels. The estate was completed in 2015 with the purchase of Clos Saint-Antonin, and its 15 ha of vines in the commune of Jonquière.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated 89/100 (Very good wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2020) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Less ripe and concentrated than the 2017, but silkier and more elegant, the 2018 Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu is a similar blend, with around 50% Grenache and the remainder and mix of Syrah and Mourvèdre. Raspberries and cherries appear on the nose, accompanied by hints of garrigue and black tea, while the full-bodied palate features almost delicate, lacy tannins, with hints of licorice and dark chocolate on the finish.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2020) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
This 15-hectare estate, comprising a walled vineyard and an old farmhouse in Jonquière, was acquired at the end of 2014 by the Sabon family, already owners of Domaine de la Janasse in Courthézon. A winery is due to be built soon.
Jeb Dunnuck
Rated 91/100
Graded area (2020 guide) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 11 reviews
Note and review by M. EMMANUEL M. Published on 01/11/2023
Very nice surprise
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Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 14/12/2022
A little more enthusiastic on opening a second bottle after almost two years in the cellar. Full-bodied, very powerful, deep and fleshy, giving the wine great amplitude. Built on well-integrated, velvety tannins, with flavors of candied black fruit and hints of kirsch liqueur. It's a pity that the alcoholic strength, a little too high for my taste, masks the rich aromatics. Persistent finish, sustained by notes of licorice, pepper and chocolate. At the same price, it doesn't stand up to comparison with "Terre d'argile" from La Janasse (also SABON), which seems to me to be more racy and, above all, much more suave. Overpriced for a Plan de Dieu. Score revised upwards to 3.8. A spicy dish, such as piri-piri chicken in this case, suited it perfectly.
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Note and review by Mme CHRISTINE D. Published on 20/05/2021
Too high an alcohol content, making it impossible to detect the wine's aromas.
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Note and review by M. THIERRY H. Published on 05/04/2021
good product, lacks complexity, very poor value for money
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Note and review by Mme DOMINIQUE B. Published on 01/04/2021
Fruit and body, pure pleasure
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Note and review by M. SERGE B. Published on 24/06/2022
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Note and review by M. ANDRE R. Published on 19/09/2021
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Note and review by M. BERNARD M. Published on 18/08/2021
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Note and review by M. STEPHAN R. Published on 11/08/2021
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Note and review by M. VINCENT C. Published on 02/06/2021
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