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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by quaffnov on 4/10/2022 & rated 92 points: Three and a half hour decant, the nose is bing cherry and black pepper. The palate is grippy with tannins and solid acidity, with red fruit in the forefront. The tannins hold on to the experience for a while, stating this can age for a while still and integrate further. All the ingredients are here for an improving experience, sit on this one for a couple more years. (859 views) | | | Tasted by Salute on 2/11/2020 & rated 91 points: Very nice - rich fruit, spice, leather, cedar. Nice balanced acidity. (2116 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 1/24/2019 & rated 91 points: Drank at Fire Tower in Stratton last nite. Plenty of ripe dark fruit, some licorice and leather. On the sweetish side, easy to drink and appreciate. Decent length. Showing quite well. (2648 views) | | | Tasted by BFemmel on 12/8/2018: Very nice at first taste but depth is lacking and the taste on the tongue disappears after 4 or 5 sips. (2452 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 11/4/2018 & rated 88 points: Sunday blinds (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. Clearly old world with its bit of funk here. Plummy and sweet, but not overly so. A bit of a minerally/rocky quality had me initially thinking St. Joseph, but the plums brought me to CdP. I think there was some mention of plenty of oak use here, but if there was, it didn't stick out too much. (3610 views) | | | Tasted by Vintopia on 8/18/2018 & rated 91 points: The 2015 Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape exhibits ripe dark fruit, garrigue, black licorice and spice. There is notable ripeness and depth on the palate and while this wine is totally approachable and delicious now it has the stuffing to age beyond a decade. (2093 views) | | | Tasted by Rumi on 3/16/2018 & rated 93 points: What a nose. Tastes more mature than you’d expect. Incredible clingy tannins that last forever. Wonderful plum and blueberry in here. No flaws. (1516 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/21/2017 & rated 90 points: Modern in style, with oaky notes out in front, the wine serves up vanilla, and espresso over its red fruits. Round and opulent in texture, the oak is fairly strong for a Grenache wine from Chateauneuf, so some tasters are going to have a hard time with it. The wine was made from a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre. The wine was aged in 30% new, French oak for 14 months. (2163 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 4/8/2017: Printemps du Châteauneuf-du-Pape tasting. (La salle des fêtes in Châteauneuf-du-Pape): Ripe red berries and cherries in the bouquet. A bit alcoholic. But because it is the end of the day the wine is a bit too warm to give it a fair score. The acidity and garrigue seems to be ok (2016 views) |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)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
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