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| Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2032 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by The Wine Write on 6/16/2023: Still fresh, vibrant red fruit flavors. Medium body, some nice edge on the finish. (440 views) | | Tasted by MattFultz on 6/7/2023 & rated 90 points: Fresh but muted. A very nice CdP. Still fairly tannic at its age.
Agree with the review below - “restrained” is the right word. (434 views) | | Tasted by Edeon on 5/26/2019 & rated 97 points: This is just lovely restrained CdP that you can drink a whole bottle and want more. It doesn’t jump out and wow, but there is nothing wrong. Just lovely balance. Amazing value. (2199 views) | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/18/2018 & rated 89 points: Medium bodied, with a salty accent to the garrigue dusted, crisp, red fruits. This should drink well young. The wine is made using 65% Grenache, 25% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre. (3228 views) | | Tasted by JerM on 7/5/2018 & rated 90 points: Rich red and black fruits, ashy earth, exotic spice. Generous, round and supremely food friendly. Perfect with BBQ wings. (2380 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds Vinous, The Riches and Richness of Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Dec 2019) (12/1/2019) (Cuvée Du Vatican Châteauneuf-du-pape Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds Vinous, 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape: The Beat Goes On (Jul 2018) (7/18/2018) (Cuvée Du Vatican Châteauneuf-du-pape Red) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Vinous. (manage subscription channels) |
| Cuvée du Vatican Producer website - Read more about Cuvee du VaticanRed 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
Another site on this appellation Vineyards on weinlagen-info
"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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