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| Community Tasting Notes (average 96.8 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by andrewdodd86 on 8/6/2022 & rated 100 points: Kiawah 2022; 8/6/2022-8/13/2022: Holy crap. Dark coffee and chocolate, tea notes. So deep, brooding and complex. Desperately needs air. Some classic Châteauneuf notes, but clearly made in a modern Rhone ranger style. Sour cherry, balck raspberry, plum and fig. Tobacco. Heaven. Otherworldly. Would hold, but still beautiful. 2025-2045+ (777 views) | | | Tasted by rustyRudy on 8/6/2022 & rated 98 points: Dark red fresh cherry, earthy, tobacco, cedar with some cherry noted early and again on the finish. Some blackberry and firm tannins (1059 views) | | | Tasted by LiteItOnFire on 9/1/2019 & rated 95 points: No notes as drank too many and happily too much.
This was a pop and pour and a real treat to have an opportunity to taste. Thai was a full step up from other la in this category and hit on all cylinders. Powerful yet maintaining the Rhône elegance. Loved it! (2948 views) | | | Tasted by shadow on 5/12/2019 & rated 100 points: Second time I’ve had this CdP immigrant and the thrill is still there.
Not like any other CdP, no prunes here.
Leather veil lifts to reveal smoked chestnut, mushroom smoke, delivered in a classic top shelf way but packing exciting nuances. (2362 views) | | | Tasted by CRAUBER4242 on 7/30/2018 & rated 94 points: No formal note but this wine was decanted for 2 hours and enjoyed after that at the Plumed Horse. Great concentration and fruit purity, but I think it either needed a longer decant or more time in cellar. (2018 views) | | | Tasted by dcwino on 5/30/2018 & rated 95 points: Jailbreak Brewery restaurant opening SQN wine dinner with Justin Bonner (Jailbreak Brewery, Laurel, MD): Expressive nose displaying rich black fruit, also a hint of red, blackberry jam, cherry pie, fruit cake, sweet spices, dark caramel and mineral. Excellent concentration, finely layered packed black and red fruit, bright acidity, good mineral presence and a medium black fruit driven finish. Shows better balance and fresher than the 10. Need another decade. (2337 views) | | | Tasted by Mrbuzz on 5/29/2016 & rated 97 points: Dinner at Trelio (Clovis Ca.): (mag) 93% Mourvedre, 5% Grenache, 2% Grenache Blanc....opened in bottle for 8hrs.....DARK beast of a wine at first.....black coffee, cassis, blackberries....not as concentrated on the fruit as I thought it would be...really good dose of acidity really livens it.This gained and gained as the night went on....became richer and deeper in flavor...even brighter to the cherry side....but still this is a massive Mourvedre that shouldn't be touched for 10+ years.....still quite a treat to taste! Creme de cassis, black raspberry jam, scorched earth, exotic spice, licorice, tilled flower field.....maybe just a tad bit of forest floor...couldn't really find something screaming Mourvedre. Intrigued to try it again...as well as other efforts in the future....just wish it wasn't SO crazy $$$! (4252 views) |
| MourvèdreClick here to see Mourvedre photographed at Tablas Creek Vineyards in Paso Robles, Calif., in 2005.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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