Domaine Duclaux 2013 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity and offers a small richness and a small power. It reveals notes of quince, small yellow fruits and small notes of crushed pears, quenette associated with slight touches of crushed physalis, toasted / vanilla as well as very discreet hints of brugnon and a very discreet hint of citrus. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, a slight mineral frame, juiciness, a good guideline, finesse, fleshiness, a small concentration, suavity as well as a slight tension. On the palate this wine expresses notes of quince, crushed pears and small notes of brugnon, quenette associated with touches of flowers / grove, physalis, racy minerality as well as discreet hints of citrus and a very discreet hint of beeswax.