The Clos du Caillou of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Clos du Caillou
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 14 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Clos du Caillou is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Clos du Caillou Estate is a vineyard located in the prestigious village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France. It is the most significant vineyard in the village and one of the most famous wine producers in the Rhône. The region's excellent climatic and geological conditions, including a unique red granite, contribute to producing rich and complex wines, perfectly balanced between sugar, acidity, and tannins. The Clos du Caillou estate is a beautiful rural area, surrounded by a landscape of olive trees and vineyards, where a wide range of Mediterranean grape varieties, including Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Cinsault, are passionately cultivated by the Perrin family, who have managed this family estate since 1895. Their 28-hectare vineyard allows them to produce outstanding red, white, and rosé wines. One of the estate's most renowned wines is their magnificent Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which charms enthusiasts with its complex and powerful character. The wines are carefully crafted from handpicked grapes at optimum maturity. The Clos du Caillou Estate also offers a range of sparkling wines, liqueurs, and fortified wines. They also have a shop where you can buy estate wines, gifts, spirits, and regional products. If you are a wine lover, the Clos du Caillou Estate is an excellent place to taste the best wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and discover all the facets of this unique terroir.

Top Clos du Caillou wines

Looking for the best Clos du Caillou wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos du Caillou wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Clos du Caillou wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Clos du Caillou

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Clos du Caillou

How Clos du Caillou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices, flamenkuche express or caramel chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Clos du Caillou

On the nose the red wine of Clos du Caillou. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or forest floor. In the mouth the red wine of Clos du Caillou. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Clos du Caillou

  • 1998With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.17/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Clos du Caillou.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Pinnacle of great southern Rhône reds, up to 13 blended grapes: signature Grenache as king — powerful and structured with notes of black cherry, kirsch, garrigue, leather, tar and sweet spices, firm tannins when young and gamey complexity with ageing. Deep Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault complete it. Rare full whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne) with almond, anise, honeysuckle notes. Legendary AOC (1936), rolled pebbles, mistral and sun.

The top white wines of Clos du Caillou

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Clos du Caillou

How Clos du Caillou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of nanie's diced ham quiche, milanese cutlets like in italy or barbecued mackerel papillotes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Clos du Caillou

On the nose the white wine of Clos du Caillou. often reveals types of flavors of peach, pear or stone and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Clos du Caillou. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Clos du Caillou

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2023With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2024With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.76/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Clos du Caillou.

  • Clairette
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.

The top pink wines of Clos du Caillou

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Clos du Caillou

How Clos du Caillou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pork chops with curry and honey, brandade of cod from nimes or chinese noodles with shrimp.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Clos du Caillou

On the nose the pink wine of Clos du Caillou. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, minerality or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, melon or earth. In the mouth the pink wine of Clos du Caillou. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Clos du Caillou

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Clos du Caillou.

  • Grenache
  • Counoise
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.

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Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.

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