Domaine de la Solitude - Vin de la Solitude White 2023 (1.5L)
Price: $179.00
| Producer | Domaine de la Solitude |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone |
| Subregion | Chateauneuf du pape |
| Varietal | Chateauneuf blend |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 1.5L |
Decanter: 97 Points
Macadamia oak notes are accompanied by some struck-match reduction, adding a smoky touch. Only medium-bodied, there's no excess weight or alcohol here; it’s fresh, with marked acidity. This is a wine with serious intensity, salinity and length. It's currently quite tight due to the oak work, which is dominating the nose, too. That should harmonise within a few years to create a regal style of Châteauneuf. Fermented then aged in old barriques. Just 1,600 bottles made.
Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
Another brilliant white from this estate, the 2023 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vin De La Solitude Blanc checks in as 60% Clairette and 20% each Grenache Blanc and Roussanne. Its medium gold hue is followed by a Burgundian-like bouquet of orchard fruits, white flowers, and chalky minerality. As with many of Florent’s whites, it has a terrific sense of reduction as well as medium body, a pure, layered, elegant mouthfeel, and integrated acidity.
James Suckling: 96 Points
This feels like stepping into a still forest clearing, although the very subtle candied citrus aromas have nothing to do with that image. Fantastic balance of creaminess, very fine tannins and stony minerality, plus almost perfect integration of fruit and oak. A cuvee based on clairette with 20% each of grenache blanc and rossanne. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold.
