CLOS DE L'ORATOIRE DES PAPES CDP BLANC 2018

White Châteauneuf-du-Pape accounts for roughly 6% of the appellation's total production, making this blend of Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Clairette, and Bourboulenc a genuine rarity from one of the Southern Rhône's most recognizable estates. Clos de l'Oratoire des Papes farms organically across four distinct soil types — limestone, clay, sand, and galets roulés — that together shape the wine's structural complexity. Aged in a combination of concrete vats and oak barrels, it delivers pear, hawthorn, and white flowers on the nose, with a fresh, saline palate and a lightly bitter finish.