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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ChateauDutremble on 11/30/2023 & rated 93 points: Son nez discret offre des notes de prunes et de cerises noires. Poussiéreux, moisi, notes minérales, épices et fines herbes...boudeur et noir. Un vin qui a du caractère avec son grenache à 90 % : ample, rond, texturé avec des tannins souples. Finale de longueur moyenne sur des notes légèrement amères. Magnifique avec la nourriture...cassoulet aux canards et porc. Boire d'ici 2025. 93+ (442 views) | | | Tasted by AlphaMikeFoxtrot on 3/26/2023 & rated 87 points: Ripe cherries, ripe raspberries, cream, anise and cheese on the nose. If you can imagine a cherry cheesecake, that's what we have here. No hint of garrigue at all. The palate does add a hint of garrigue; and orange zest toward the finish but is otherwise consistent with the nose.
Medium + body with medium tannin and medium + zippy acid. Overall, this is a very clean CdP but missing some of the non-fruit flavors that make these wines so attractive to me. While the structure argues for drinking this now, I think some more tertiary flavors would benefit this wine. To my palate, then, I would argue it should age 2-5 more years. (783 views) | | | Tasted by D'Yquembe Mutumbo on 11/27/2022 & rated 91 points: Nice, classic CdP, garrigue, kirsch, a little hot but that didn't kill the experience for me. Nice to drink if not quite as good as some of the better wines at this price point from the vintage. (942 views) | | | Tasted by Rudolph Schmidt on 9/26/2022: 90% of the Grenache comes from 70- to 100-year-old vines in La Crau, done with 10% Mourvèdre off 45-year-old vines.
Decanted 2h. Black cherries, fine black tea tannin, a whisper of balanced spice, dry soil, clove. The 16% is really well integrated. (928 views) | | | Tasted by Matt Scott on 6/25/2022 & rated 94 points: Popped and finished on day two. Fig paste, garrigue, raspberries, oolong tea and mineral. Sappy and full, with a welcomed percolating aspect during the long, savory finish. There’s an exhale of garrigue and red fruit. Approachable, yet very youthful and still more primary. There’s such a juiciness. Drink 2023 - 2035. (1268 views) | | | Tasted by rscarcelle on 4/5/2022 & rated 93 points: Decanted for 3 hours and this wine is excellent. Well balanced. (824 views) | | | Tasted by wgcrites on 7/18/2021 & rated 92 points: 1.5 hr decant. Loved the rich dark fruit flavors,long finish. (1044 views) | | | Tasted by elfez on 2/13/2021 & rated 92 points: Pretty tasty. Loads of dark fruit, some delicious tar (!), meadows goodness, lots of richness, and pleasing tannins. Happy enough! (989 views) | | | Tasted by BBencz on 6/4/2020: Big and rich. Lush red cherries and spice notes from this Grenache-heavy bottling. A bit boozy on the attack, but settles down after a short decant. A couple more years might settle this monster, but very good right now if you like the style. (1295 views) | | | Tasted by Richnstacy on 1/12/2019 & rated 92 points: Delicious. tons of fruit. this needs time to calm down and let the flavors integrate. Still, this is pleasant to drink now, if you like big monsters... (1624 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 10/27/2018 & rated 92 points: Lots of ripeness, very dense and generous, but well balanced with good acidity, well integrated tannins and alcohol. Lovely fruit, spicy and sweet. Good length. 91-92+ (1642 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/21/2017 & rated 93 points: As you would expect, there is real old vine intensity of flavor and concentration here. The Grenache is quite peppery, the finish is long and the fruit in the end note has a real kick to it. (2512 views) |
| Domaine de la Charbonnière Producer website - Read more about Charbonniere
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AOC Red Châteauneuf du Pape
Cuvée Hautes Brusquières
Grape varieties :
This cuvee is made up of Grenache (70%) and Syrah (30%)
The vines are between 30 to 50 years old.
Situation and soil type :
All the grapes come from the Brusquières plateau, in the north of Châteauneuf du Pape, where we can find the famous round pebbles and a clayey subsoil
Vats :
Wood and stainless steel with temperature control
Vatting :
Since 2000, we have decided to destem and to crush all grapes
Vatting lasts 3 to 5 weeks, depending on the vintage at a temperature between 25 and 30°C
A release or a punching of the cap is done every 2 days and pumping over every day.
The malolactic fermentation happens in barrels and vats.
Ageing :
Ageing continues in barrels and big oak tanks during 12 – 18 months depending on the vintage.
Tasting :
This is an atypical cuvee in terms of its complexity of aromas: deep spice, black fruit flavors and chocolate notes are overlaid with leather and a wild complexity.
This complex nectar needs a long cellaring to 15 years from vintage.
Further information:
The cuvee bottled without filtration is stocked in our warehouse air-conditioned at 16°C.
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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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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