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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2025 (based on 15 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 83.5 pts. and median of 84 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by redact_d on 11/13/2021 & rated 75 points: appearance: dark ruby, very thin clear rim
aroma: plum, dark fruit, alcohol, strawberry, earthy, beet?
body: hot, alcohol, front-heavy
taste: dry, cotton candy, plum, something herbal/floral
finish: smooth
after decanting: grape juice. (1380 views) | | | Tasted by jdkrabbe on 11/11/2020 & rated 81 points: Sad follow up to a great CdP at thanksgiving, people wanted another glass and didn’t want to crack a nice one so pulled up a WSJ club. Unfortunately didn’t benefit from a decant. ~ Red cranberry, purple plum lifted oak notes. (1428 views) | | | Tasted by Dan & Krista Stockman on 9/28/2020 & rated 88 points: This is too young. But with some more time in the cellar, it will be fantastic. (2714 views) |
| Cuvée du Vatican Producer website - Read more about Cuvee du VaticanRed 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.comFranceBeaune, Bourgogne |
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