Clos Caillou, Chateauneuf Du Pape Safres Vintage:2007 It's much softer than the

It's much softer than the still-bright 2011

This a huge wine with incredible density and power where the abundant dry extract coats the palate and

(from the villages portion of En Caradeux)

Along with finishing salinity comes a complex

but when the wines are on – as they increasingly are – they merit considerable attention

Clos Caillou, Chateauneuf Du Pape Safres Vintage:2007 It's much softer than theI loved the two 2005s from Clos du Caillou and this team knocked it out of the park in this vintage. The 2005 Chteauneuf du Pape les Safres is still inky colored, with fabulous aromas and flavors of sweet blackberries, currants, toasted spice, camphor and licorice. Full bodied, ripe and layered, with sweet tannin, this is a borderline fruit bomb that dishes out loads of pleasure. Much more open and exuberant than when I tasted it earlier this year, it