2010 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de mon Aïeul

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  4/28/2024 - VlgJeff wrote: 95 Points

  We so enjoyed this wine four weeks ago that it was time to enjoy it again. We stood this bottle upright for several days, then decanted it for about an hour and a half. Our experience with this bottle was exactly the same as our experience with the previous bottle, so I repeat that TN here:
  
  A dark red color to the rim. Plenty of dark fruit (black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, currant), spice, and even a touch of black licorice on the medium plus bodied palate. No hints of cooked fruit or the 14.5% abv. Crisp and balancing acidity with well-integrated tannins. Hard to believe that this bruiser of a wine is 100% Grenache! Should continue to hold and delight for several years.

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  4/4/2024 - tantotinto wrote: 94 Points

  Tasted initially after an hour in a decanter. Smooth, savory and juicy. Full flavored but not big, Blackberry, blueberry and spice. More mellow and elegant than I expected. A touch of sweet and licorice. A very satisfying wine.

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  4/2/2024 - NBouras915 Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  Last 2 bottles were pruny. I won't try this guy again

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  4/1/2024 - VlgJeff Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Decanted for one hour with lots of sediment -- standing the bottle upright two days before opening helped. The wine continued to open during the meal. A dark red color to the rim. Plenty of dark fruit (black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, currant), spice, and even a touch of black licorice on the medium plus bodied palate. No hints of cooked fruit or the 14.5% abv. Crisp and balancing acidity with well-integrated tannins. Hard to believe that this bruiser of a wine is 100% Grenache! Should continue to hold and delight for several years.
  
  On a personal note: This is my 2,500th Tasting Note for CellarTracker and I want to express my gratitude to all those CT members who take the time to write "full" tasting notes as they are helpful to those of us wondering when to pull the cork and whether to decant or slo-ox the wine for maximum enjoyment, not to mention what we might expect as we drink. Thank you.

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  3/4/2024 - Eudemis Does not like this wine:

  14.5% alcohol. Pure Grenache according to the domaine's website. Dark colour all the way to the rim.
  The nose is rich, but all the fruit is cooked, and there are even definite notes of Port (this is without decanting of course). The mouth is powerful, largely carried by the alcohol (which might well exceed the stated percentage); the cooked aspect of the fruit is more acceptable than on the nose, but the wine lacks elegance and balance. There is a definite sweet note in the finish.
  I have gone off this style of wine completely, and I would rank this bottle several notches below l'Or de Line 2018 which is the last CndP that I had.
  Not a repeat purchase. Whatever critic influenced me to purchase this wine at release was hopelessly misguided, and I was silly to follow his advice.
  
  PS: looking back at my previous note from three years ago, I see that I was more positive at the time. Either the evolution of the wine has been unfavourable, or the two bottles showed variation, or my tastes have changed (unlikely to that extent, as I have never liked Port notes in my unfortified wines).

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