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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 82 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jasonr1023 on 5/27/2023 & rated 95 points: Had with Sierra and Kevin.
95pts Sierra. Had with very rare ribeye, potato, corn on cob.
Sat upright on counter for 3 wks, careful to pour and avoid sediment. Decanted 30min.
Sierra (my wife) loved the wine! One of her favorites! (401 views) | | | Tasted by mtaczak on 8/14/2022 & rated 93 points: mellowing out nicely. 2-3 more years ought to put it in a sweet spot. best now with 45 mins air. (657 views) | | | Tasted by Momus99 on 2/24/2022 & rated 88 points: Coravin’d into a glass then let it breathe for 30 minutes. Clear, dark ruby color with no bricking. Nose of cherry compote, wintergreen, some garrigue, and a little Brett. Palate is similar with scant very fine tannins and a short-to-moderate finish. Not bad. (907 views) | | | Tasted by edgar on 12/29/2021 & rated 89 points: 2 h decant. Integrated, Grenache up front but tempered by Syrah that prolongs the palate (939 views) | | | Tasted by Psychescalpel on 11/17/2021 & rated 90 points: A mature CduP, this wine is Garnett in color with a medium intensity. It opens with white peppercorn, bell peppers, faint scents of stewed red fruits, and perhaps a hint of flint on the nose. Still rather closed on opening, but after an hr of decanting it began to unfurl nicely. On tasting, subdued raspberries gives way to peppercorns, wet stone, and rare steak. Tannins are reasonably well integrated, though still grippy, and bright acidity persists. Medium finish. Would pair well with grilled meat. My overall impression is that this is a solid, if not tremendously exciting, Rhone wine. 90 pts (942 views) | | | Tasted by Aparritz on 5/16/2021 & rated 93 points: This sang beautifully. It tasted more like 3-4 years old vs 10. This still has a long life ahead of it but was absolutely gorgeous right now. (929 views) | | | Tasted by aatherton on 3/2/2021 & rated 90 points: mid-weight, silky. correct, but not special. (825 views) | | | Tasted by kcsteve on 1/14/2021 & rated 90 points: Decanted 1 hour. Brickish color. Light on palate with red fruit, spice and hint of earth. Refreshing acidity, more than the bottle last year. Medium tannins. Drinking well now though fruit has subsided since last year. (693 views) | | | Tasted by mjm226 on 10/11/2020 & rated 90 points: This has aged pretty well. Well integrated and good depth. (1028 views) | | | Tasted by Momus99 on 4/19/2020 & rated 88 points: Just ok. Not memorable. Didn't make detailed notes. (1117 views) | | | Tasted by epiphany on 1/17/2020 & rated 80 points: Nothing off-putting necessarily but just nothing of any interest. Rather “dead”. (1103 views) | | | Tasted by Mossrose on 1/4/2020 & rated 91 points: This wine is rocking right now and most probably will for the next 3-5 years! Medium to full bodied, dark, garrigue, good acidity, slight tannic bite on finish. Absolutely delicious! Glad to have stocked up on this 'value' CDP. (1047 views) | | | Tasted by Mneumeier on 12/27/2019 & rated 88 points: PnP was good. (1057 views) | | | Tasted by kcsteve on 9/1/2019 & rated 92 points: Opened for 2 hours. Light/medium brickish color. Tart aroma of non-descript fruit. Light on palate with red fruit, spice and hint of earth. Velvety tannins and medium acidity. Loved this with an outdoor grilled burger. (1116 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyX on 6/2/2019 & rated 90 points: Perhaps this is an off bottle, or it has really shut down. Very little aroma, some spice and cooked dark fruits and plums. Palate is better with a crisp texture and fine tannin supporting moderate levels of baked fruits and some spice. Not nearly as flamboyantly aromatic and fruit-filled as in youth. Drink up or wait? 90 (1111 views) | | | Tasted by Jasonr1023 on 5/20/2019 & rated 82 points: Wait till 05/2020. Maybe it'll get better? (995 views) | | | Tasted by vincemcd61 on 12/2/2018 & rated 92 points: Love CDP. Great wine had with lamb chops fabulous (1216 views) | | | Tasted by monk1019 on 11/23/2018 & rated 92 points: Excellent showing of a fine CNdP. Decanted for 2 hours to open it up. Nice balance of fruit and mineral, slightly bricked but oh so good!! Wish I had another. (1189 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyX on 10/27/2018 & rated 93 points: As usual, this is a delicious and remarkably not-overripe Chateauneuf from 2011. Full bodied, rich but pure as can be. A panoply of sweet fruit flavors is backed by herbs and spices. Silky smooth and bright. Simply delicious and still youthful. 93 (1204 views) | | | Tasted by brinko99 on 9/20/2018 & rated 87 points: Fairly wimpy and flaccid. Soft structure and mild red fruit. Dusty nose and similar first impression on the palate. Fruit had integrated into a nondescript simple wine with very little to speak of. I've a couple of bottles remaining that will serve as second bottles going forward. (1031 views) | | | Tasted by rpk99 on 2/17/2018 & rated 83 points: Seems like it may have been a bad bottle but hard to tell. Just not good enough for the price. I will not be partaking in this producer again. (2061 views) | | | Tasted by Momus99 on 12/25/2017 & rated 86 points: Dark red with no bricking. Flat and uninteresting. No flaws or taint, just mute on nose and palate. Tasted like the red wine they served on airplanes. Same at pop & pour and after 2 hour decant. (1644 views) | | | Tasted by rpk99 on 6/28/2017 & rated 89 points: Much better than last bottle. Still some odd flavors but not nearly as off. (2645 views) | | | Tasted by SnowMeadow on 6/3/2017: May be in a dumb phase or I may not have decanted long enough (45 min). Going to let remaining bottles wait. (2629 views) | | | Tasted by brinko99 on 5/25/2017 & rated 89 points: 2+ hour decant and the wine remained fairly inexpressive. Medium weight, nicely balanced though could use a touch more pop. Red fruits, alcohol in check. I'll try one more soonish and likely give the other time. (2386 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. Vieilles Vignes Old Vine/Vieilles Vignes (Wikipedia)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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