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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 245 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Bordeaux_Jon on 3/9/2024 & rated 86 points: I agree with prior notes. Past peak, with a lot of funk, mushrooms, and soy. My no -wine friends enjoyed it, so it still has drinking value. Those who like “mature” CdP will appreciate it but those who want a fresh wine should stay clear. (240 views) | | | Tasted by rjpbath on 1/8/2024 & rated 90 points: Well, well. I approached this with trepidation because a) I had not really enjoyed the last bottle 32 months ago, and b) because of recent comments on CT.....
....but in fact this bottle was excellent. A great wine for a cold evening, and completely ready, with life in it yet. No fieriness, not burnt, genuine fruit - just how a good CNdP should be. Yum yum.... (508 views) | | | Tasted by dke on 11/23/2023 & rated 90 points: Peppery cheery liquor and some smoke with medium tannins. Still very good (better on day 2) but taste seems past its prime... (377 views) | | | Tasted by prasm on 6/28/2023 & rated 88 points: Appearance: Medium garnet with noticeable browning on the edges.
Nose: Clean, medium intensity with aromas of dried red fruit - cranberry and cherry, forest floor, mushroom, and spice.
Palate: Medium acid and tannin, medium body, medium+ intensity, 14.7% abv, with flavors of dried red and blue fruit, soy, and earth with a medium finish.
Slightly past peak and starting to fade. Drink now. (707 views) | | | Tasted by kevin h on 5/29/2023 & rated 89 points: Fully mature, funky red fruits and quite a bit of oatmeal from the Grenache. Ok. (707 views) | | | Tasted by pikemasterflash on 4/18/2023: Passed its prime and lots of sediment. Still good enough. Did much better with more than an hour out of the bottle (736 views) | | | Tasted by Sijan on 4/7/2023 & rated 93 points: Fabulous! (633 views) | | | Tasted by pjaines on 2/10/2023: Maturing but less exciting that when it was in its youth. Leathery red fruit with some horse-poop. Softening. Not bad, but I'm coming to the mind-set of drinking Chateaneuf in its youth. (971 views) | | | Tasted by David Paris (dbp) on 1/28/2023: Opened 24 hours ago. Really nice and developed aroma, including some soil notes, but still plenty of vibrant dark fruits. Palate is rich and round, very vibrant fruit and acidity present on the palate. Really wonderful how that acidity balances the rich dark Châteauneuf fruit.. something lacking in many, I find. It's the acidity that again is the strongest on the finish as well. I do think the 24 hours of air has made this shed most of its primary fruit, because yesterday it was much more fruit forward while still retaining that acidity. A very nice wine, and one that I think is in the wheelhouse to be drunk up. Sure, the acidity and structure will continue to live a long life, but I do think the fruit is now heading down the other side of its evolution. I recall this drinking more like a 91 pointer last night, whereas today it's around 90. (731 views) | | | Tasted by grafstrb on 1/12/2023 & rated 93 points: -- decanted approx. 45 min. before initial taste --
-- tasted non-blind over a few hours --
-- 50% Grenache; 50% Syrah --
NOSE: expressive; aged purple fruits; light leather; celery and roasted celery; roasted parsnips; hint of burnt candle wick; quintessential aged CdP.
BODY: lots of sediment in the bottle; dark garnet-violet color of medium-deep depth, with some bricking throughout (not too much for its age); medium to medium-full bodied.
TASTE: medium-fine drying tannins; aged dark fruits --- has a sweet flavor along the lines of horehound candy; iodine; strong note of golden rolling tobacco; alc. is a little noticeable; unmistakably, aged CdP; this is in its prime window right now -- I don't see this getting any better from here on out. Drink Now and over the near term.
50, 5, 14, 16, 8 = 93 (805 views) | | | Tasted by Seafoam Manor on 11/4/2022 & rated 88 points: A nearly Port-like degree of sediment made this a little cloudy and decidedly chewy, but oddly was drinking a lot more youthfully than you would expect for a 17 year-old wine.
Not necessarily bad, but I really found this pretty uninspiring. It was quite dense, with a good dose of oak, and generally felt a lot more Syrah and Mourvedre dominated. Largely black cherries, with smoked meat and a little funk from the Mourvedre, but it was more plodding and monolithic than interesting or refreshing, yet also didn't really succeed at being a powerhouse either.
The last couple ounces were pure, stick to the sink, sludge, so plan on standing this upright for a few days before opening and carefully decanting it. (804 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 5/1/2022: Ruby to garnet edge. Bright red fruit and cracked black pepper on the nose with steadily increasing garrigue. Medium weight, some earth, fluid feel with low tannin at this point. Complex and satisfying. Ripe, discretely sweet blackberry and raspberry complemented by green herbs and soil. When I've noted this wine before, I always noticed the wood, but not today. It has done an admirable job of absorbing it over time. My last bottle and probably the best. Excellent. (1671 views) | | | Tasted by kevin h on 2/26/2022 & rated 89 points: Drank at Peter and Rose’s. Ok drying a bit. Fully mature on this showing. (1270 views) | | | Tasted by mercurius on 2/12/2022 & rated 87 points: Not much going on. Pretty boring wine (1237 views) | | | Tasted by rogerr on 1/17/2022 & rated 94 points: Beautifully matured CDP. Great integration, texture, and finish. Started to degrade a few hours after open so think it's best to drink now. (1319 views) | | | Tasted by rjpbath on 11/4/2021 & rated 90 points: Too big? Or is just that I didn't decant it long enough before...? Increasingly I drink CndP and wish I was drinking syrah (i.e. further north) instead. Impressive, but not easy. (1417 views) | | | Tasted by sastewart on 10/27/2021 & rated 93 points: Dinner at the Yellow porch. Last bottle of 6, purchased on release and stored at 55 degrees. Garrigue and black fruit on the nose. Medium bodied wine with cool, concentrated black fruit, anise and a nice minerality. Fully mature wine in a great place. 93 points tonight (1295 views) | | | Tasted by pjaines on 8/16/2021: Slowly maturing into a beautifully balanced wine; this bottle was in great condition with pure and clean palate of black/red fruits and some garrigue notes over a silky smooth finish. Not big nor blowsy, just balanced and calm. (1691 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 6/14/2021 & rated 92 points: My last bottle but still plenty of stuffing. Concentrated fruit. Drink or hold. (1932 views) | | | Tasted by grafstrb on 6/12/2021: -- decanted 6.75 hours before initial taste --
-- tasted "blind," but I knew what this was when I was tasting it --
NOSE: minty; stony; light purple fruits; some tertiary elements present now.
BODY: medium bodied.
TASTE: hint of soy sauce; horehound candy; old wood furniture; good acidity; comes across as aged; in its prime window right now. (1415 views) | | | Tasted by SeanFoley44 on 4/25/2021: Wine was on the downslope. Fully integrated tannins. Very little character. No fruit left, though mouthfeel was nice. Very generic but it may be the age. (1375 views) | | | Tasted by mercurius on 2/27/2021 & rated 88 points: It seems I'm going to be the anomaly here, but I think this would still benefit from some more cellaring? Still some harsh unresolved tannin and plenty of acid and bright raspberry fruit to keep going. The nose is great with the bramble followed by a middle note of chocolate and some stem inclusion notes--but notably not the garrigue I love. The mouth is rather poor with no mid and a shorter finish and harsh tannin. (1536 views) | | | Tasted by caroleandjay on 11/30/2020 & rated 92 points: November tasting at home.
Clear, deep bury with medium (garnet) meniscus and daily high viscosity. One hour decant.
Nose was a bit restrained with notes of raspberry, licorice, coffee, soil and iron. The earthy notes persisted throughout. Palate showed cranberry raspberry - and stronger dried cherry, with licorice pepper smoked meats, tobacco and soil. Dry, Med+body and acidity with fine medium tannins. Long finish with what I considered high complexity - changing in the glass throughout the few hours we battled over it. Seems to be a lot of disagreement over the wine in the notes. I'm not a CDP expert, but I really enjoyed this wine and think it is drinking well. (1735 views) | | | Tasted by Hollowine on 7/19/2020: Bought three of these based on many of my CT friends (many of whom have tasting notes here) raving about the wine when young. Just going to say I don't get this wine. I would start to suspect some bad bottles, but another friend has had similar experiences, so really not sure where to go with this one. I could blame it on RP and scores, but I think I'm just going to chalk this one off to the vintage in CdP and that this particular wine isn't a long-lived example.
Tried this again last night side by side with the 1998 (which btw is absolutely stunning right now). I knew this wasn't showing great from a Coravin tap a few weeks ago, so I pulled the cork for slow-O an hour before a gathering with a few friends. At an hour the fruit had gained weight, but at the 90 min mark the fruit started to fall off again and just leave a thin, tannic finish. One of those experiences where I just want to admit defeat and pour the bottle down the drain.
Happy a lot of you are having better experiences. I have one bottle left and may just experiment with this by slow-O over the course of several hours. (1835 views) | | | Tasted by kevin h on 3/1/2020 & rated 90 points: As before, holding well, quite polished for CNDP. (1955 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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(Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée La Cote Ronde) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, January/February 2007, IWC Issue #130
(Paul Autard Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee La Cote Ronde) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jon Rimmerman
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(Le Cote Ronde AUTARD) Autard Dear Friends, Here’s a great price on a perfect parcel of Paul Autard’s Le Cote Ronde - one of the best wines of the 2005 vintage. ONE SHIPMENT ONLY at this price - please adhere to the 3/person maximum: 2004 Paul Autard Chateauneuf du Pape Le Cote Ronde Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Rhone7888 | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/9/2007)
(Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée La Cote Ronde) Narrow plummy nose; narrow palate of roasted fruit, sweet tannins and light pepper edges; medium finish 91+ pts. 91 points |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Red Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Southern Rhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Southern Rhone Valley
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation - Read more about Chateauneuf du Pape
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"As I have written many times in the past, the sweet spot for drinking Châteauneuf du Papes is usually the first 5-6 years after the vintage. Then they seem to go through an adolescent, awkward, and sometimes dormant stage, only to re-emerge around year 10-12, where the majority of wines are often fully mature. The best of them will continue to hold on to life (but rarely improving) beyond 15-20 years. It is only the exceptional Châteauneuf du Papes that will evolve for 20-25+ years, and those are indeed a rarity. However, things may be improving dramatically in terms of the longevity of Châteauneuf du Pape, although Grenache-dominated wines, the vast majority of wines produced in the appellation, are wines that do not have the polyphenol (extract and tannin) content of top Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, or Syrah-based wines. Nevertheless, the younger generation in Châteauneuf du Pape has taken seriously the farming in the vineyards. There are more organic and biodynamically run vineyards here than in any other appellation of France. The yields, which were already low, are even lower today (20-35 hectoliters per hectare), and of course, the proliferation of top luxury and/or old-vine cuvées gives a significant boost to the number of wines that will evolve past 25 or 30 years. The advantage of these wines is their broad window of drinkability." - Robert Parker
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