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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by peterseville on 12/26/2022: Loads of cherries and black pepper. A little thin in the palate. Pleasant enough, nothing special . (341 views) | | | Tasted by dbgoforth on 10/23/2021 & rated 89 points: Good but not great. Held its own after 8 years in the bottle. Solid nose with ton of cherries, brick, leather. Smooth and pleasant finish. Slightly flat and flabby. (571 views) | | | Tasted by vinero on 4/10/2021 & rated 91 points: Keeping up very nicely, this is a solid CdP, fruit driven and nicely in balance. Nothing spectacular, but simply a pleasure to drink. (714 views) | | | Tasted by malbrecht on 3/9/2021 & rated 90 points: Still very fruit forward and primary. Lots of bright red fruit on entry, with a little pepper and garrigue peeking through on the back end. Not sure how much more it will evolve. But based on the liveliness of the fruit, I would guess that this has at least 5 more years before it begins to head down hill. (714 views) | | | Tasted by tward on 2/5/2021 & rated 88 points: Very good, if not particularly notable CdP. Probably very Grenache heavy. Elegant and mid-weight red fruits - some bright, some deeper - some spice, garrigue. Very clean and pure. Very drinkable, that's for sure! 14% label abv and I believe that's about right, this is not a bruiser and not warm. This seems like it's treading water - no need to go our much further on this one. (858 views) | | | Tasted by judithfv on 5/2/2019 & rated 89 points: Well made, nice red fruit flavors and very smooth, but certainly not complex. Tasted more like a Pinot noir than a CndP. (1524 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 4/14/2019 & rated 92 points: Quite delicious, dark red fruit, well-balanced, nice acidity, everything in the right place. Great value. (1232 views) | | | Tasted by vinero on 7/26/2018 & rated 91 points: Very nice, smooth CdP. Interesting nose - cherry, blackcurrant and liquorace. The wine is elegantly styled with good length. My suggestion to drink this young in the coming 0-3 years. (1361 views) | | | Tasted by the_lovenest on 1/15/2018 & rated 92 points: Showing really well right now, all the characteristics I like in CdP, dark red fruit, garrigue, a slight hint of smokiness, well balanced with a nice structural backbone and some minerality keeping the texture interesting. Neither jammy nor poopy, crowd-pleaser for sure without being boring. Drink now or hold a bit longer! (1798 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/7/2015 & rated 90 points: Sweet kirsch and fennel in the nose, with a blast of soft, elegantly polished red cherries in the sweet finish. 80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 5% Mourvedre produced the blend. (3307 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 2/25/2015 & rated 89 points: Good nose, clean and pure fruit with good ripeness, spices. Fruity, spice, good balance on the palate, not overly complex but accessible and well made. Decent finish. 88-90 (2388 views) |
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JebDunnuck.com, Up From The Cellar #8 & Misc New Releases (2/13/2020)
(Domaine Giraud Chateauneuf Du Pape) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reds: The Flamboyant 2014s and the Structured 2013s (Apr 2016) (4/1/2016)
(Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-pape Tradition) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Châteauneuf du Pape: The Lively 2013s and Lush 2012s (Apr 2015) (2/1/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (10/29/2014)
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Domaine Giraud
Owned by François and Marie Giraud the 19 hectare Domaine Giraud is now rated among the best producers in Chateauneuf du Pape. François is responsible for the vineyards and Marie for the vinification and together with Philippe Cambié, one of the Rhone's most exceptional consultant wine makers, they have come up with a string of excellent vintages. The 19 hectares are split between an 8 hectare plot in the 'Gallimardes' area in the south, which includes parcels of hundred-year old Grenache, and further sites in the Crau, the sandy soils near Chateau Rayas on the Pignan plateau, and the white rocky soils of the highest points of the appellation, and these too include vines over a hundred years old. 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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