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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 51 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by JGinMO on 11/24/2023 & rated 91 points: Enjoyable , took a minute to open up. I wouldn’t wait much longer. (385 views) | | | Tasted by winelover1808 on 5/18/2023 & rated 93 points: this was in a great spot tonight. lots of plum, some cherry notes, medium bodied, good fruit, solid acidity. a CDP in a great spot; cant imagine it gets much better (657 views) | | | Tasted by rm97 on 2/28/2023 & rated 94 points: Best bottle yet. Took two hours to really get going but such a smooth experience. Everything in balance. Length pretty incredible - well over a minute. (717 views) | | | Tasted by 309VEB on 8/10/2022 & rated 91 points: Very subtle wine. Smooth but fruit has faded a bit. I would pair this carefully as robust servings could overwhelm the wine at this point. I agree with the drinking window and would consume over the next year or two. (956 views) | | | Tasted by Thek on 12/3/2021 & rated 93 points: Fairly translucent ruby with orange rim. Nose of dusty cocoa, prunes, black maraschino cherry, licorice. Palate of prune, cocoa, grapefruit and soy sauce (or maybe fermented blood orange?), tannins are grippy but refined (80 grit), medium acidity. (1495 views) | | | Tasted by rm97 on 1/28/2021 & rated 93 points: Same notes as yesterday’s bottle. (1537 views) | | | Tasted by rm97 on 1/27/2021 & rated 93 points: Lovely secondary flavors with a profile that lasts a minute plus. Nicely integrated mature CDP. (1326 views) | | | Tasted by 309VEB on 9/25/2020 & rated 92 points: I selected this wine based on recent reviews. My experience was consistent with what has been posted. This is an excellent wine. Very smooth with excellent fruit. Not sweet or hot. Highly recommended for current consumption. (1432 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 8/28/2020 & rated 93 points: Tasted vis-a-vis the normal cuvee from St. Prefert, this is a cut above. While still very concentrated, it is more elegant, has a good lift to it, plenty of local feel, tannins still here, this could go on. Yet the mature fruit makes it a real joy to drink now. 93
#cellarinventory (1962 views) | | | Tasted by dnnk88 on 6/12/2020 & rated 92 points: CB Wine Night #16 - CT92 up + 10 reviews + 2013 & Older!: Nice - drank older than a 2009. Black fruits, red fruits, garrigue notes, herbs, raisins. Most of its fats have been shed. Enjoyed this! Open now (1301 views) | | | Tasted by winelover1808 on 12/17/2019 & rated 92 points: Yum. Loads of plum, Asian spices. Good medium body and a nice finish. In a very good drinking zone today, (1321 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 11/8/2019 & rated 94 points: Ten year CdP and Bordeaux retro tasting (with ringers). Hosted by Grinner.
CdP Flight One - Wine Four:
A standout! Prototypical aged CdP, and the first of the tasting that featured savory, while still delivering richness. The bouquet and profile featured meatiness, iodine, salinity, weathered clay, and noteworthy mineral edginess, along with dried desert fruits and garrigue. Commanding presence, firm, intense, and balanced! It packs the substance to age for several more years, but there is no reason not to enjoy now. (1691 views) | | | Tasted by Grinner on 11/2/2019 & rated 93 points: The Annual Lyon 10 Year Retrospective (Chateau Lyon): Deep and rich (glycerin laden) blackberry, Kirsch, spice, garrigue, and stone. Nice structure. Only bottle killed that night! Now-2025. (1506 views) | | | Tasted by kenv on 5/19/2016 & rated 92 points: WCC Grenache Blind (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): Complex and spicy, but that thick gunkiness makes it less appealing. Still, in 5-10, could be excellent. (4105 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 2/1/2016 & rated 94 points: Weekly tasting group #202; C9duP 2009 (@ VD): Beautiful bouquet with red fruits, currants, beautiful garrigue and some cocoa. On the palate red berry fruits, cherries as well, a lot of garrigue, some chocolate, beautiful and juicy acidity and mild tannin with still a pleasant bite. Overall a really beautiful, refined and elegant wine in its young maturity stage. No problem enjoying this until the early 2020’s. 93 – 94 for this evening. (3874 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/16/2015 & rated 94 points: A beautiful expression of sweet, ripe, kirsch, juicy fresh, black berries, thyme and voluptuous textures. The wine has richness, ripe fruits and a lively, fresh character giving it vibrancy. (3993 views) | | | Tasted by Votefordennis on 3/19/2015 & rated 93 points: Delicious (3618 views) | | | Tasted by Donjcorleone on 11/16/2014 & rated 94 points: Opened up 3 hours in advance of drinking. This wine is practically transparent in color yet on the nose this wine jumps out of the glass revealing tons of red berried fruit, kirsch, licorice and herbs which follow through on the lively palate with a floral and lingering white pepper finish. This is a delicious glass of a well made modern CdP. (3795 views) | | | Tasted by the godfather on 11/3/2014 & rated 60 points: wretched, nothing but alcohol, undrinkable in my opinion (3149 views) | | | Tasted by theonlylittledog on 3/29/2014 & rated 91 points: Quite light colour. Decanted and was surprised to find no sediment in the bottle. However the taste was not light. A good concentrated wine which has lost its primary fruit and still has a strong structure. (2628 views) | | | Tasted by Trader79 on 1/21/2014 & rated 90 points: Good CDP but not as great as I was hoping for for $60. Full disclosure, I asked the store clerk which CDP would be the best pop and pour and he said this one. I would say that the wine had only 5-10 mins in the glass prior to consuming and perhaps this would have benefited from more air. (2690 views) | | | Tasted by theonlylittledog on 1/2/2014 & rated 92 points: Big, alcoholic and tasty (2268 views) | | | Tasted by JGinMO on 7/28/2013 & rated 94 points: Very nice CDP, with good structure underlying some lovely fruit. (2604 views) | | | Tasted by kenv on 11/15/2012 & rated 88 points: WCC: Totally Blind Reds (Bob's (chezfur)): [Double decanted for about 12 hours.] Big smoky waxy nose. Sweet and pleasant. The only drinkable wine in this flight. (4168 views) | | | Tasted by mwanasheria on 11/4/2012 & rated 94 points: Surprisingly fresh given the alcohol. Cassis, vanilla, black cherries. On the nose, oak, vanilla, mesmerising sweetness. Pretty. (3117 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| 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
Vintage Chart 1978 to Today
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