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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by thewineengineer on 12/25/2023: Light spices, fresh pepper and little unripe cherries are the core of the nose, whereas is the freshness and light structure to characterise the mouth that finish with fruity persistence. It lacks a little of complexity that surely will acquire within the years. (63 views) | | Tasted by WojteG on 12/15/2023 & rated 94 points: Wow! This is my #31 ChdP but first so unique. The bottle back label says: dark cherries, prunes and spices. I agree completely. They show in smell and taste. What else? A lot of herbs. In smell and taste. It sounds simple, but this juice is full of balance, harmony and structure. Definitely on the sweet side, but vivid acidity and grippy tannins make the difference. Very long finish with sweet fruits and black pepper. Very juicy, addictive, and powerful. It's great for connaisseur and supermarket wine drinkers 23€
2018 got 92 points according to the WA Vintage Guide Outstanding. Early maturing and accessible.
Jeff Leve - 93 Vinous - 93 RP - 92 WS - 92 JD - 90 (266 views) | | Tasted by Spartapus on 4/30/2022: Red berry. Very good (1122 views) | | Tasted by joraesque on 9/5/2021 & rated 90 points: Bottle No. 01898. 100% Grenache I believe, and seemingly losing vibrancy. 14.5% ABV, and seamless. (1414 views) | | Tasted by beatles on 1/11/2021 & rated 92 points: Joyful Grenache, generous wine. Joie de vivre, open, balanced, local, yet tannins and structure is here --- things to come. 92+ (2324 views) | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 10/12/2020 & rated 93 points: The juicy, sweet ripe kirsch jumps out in the nose with ease. From there you find peppery cherries, black raspberries, round, soft, lush textures and a sweet, fresh, fruity finish that tastes as good as it feels. It's hard to believe this is their entry level wine, because it's so good. (2591 views) |
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(via http://www.leaandsandeman.co.uk/wine-producer/Domaine-Giraud-383-04.html ) 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)
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation - Read more about Chateauneuf du Pape
Another site on this appellation 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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