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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MusignyBlanc on 12/27/2012 & rated 92 points: This was quite good. Traditional CdP with integrated round tannins, spices and plummy full-bodied fruit. Especially good for a 2008 with none of the "leanness" of some other wines. (2650 views) | | | Tasted by hubas on 4/14/2011 & rated 92 points: A very lovely wine. All the flavors are perfectly balanced. Doesn't get much better than this (3154 views) | | | Tasted by vinopa on 3/15/2011 & rated 87 points: Dark ruby..Nose: Dark fruit, pepper, garrigue, creamy oak...Palate: Dark cherries and plum, crushed black pepper, oak, vegetal and some heat on the finish..Overall a solid cdp but a poor qpr..The mid palate was a bit hollow and the heat on the finish was a downer for me...There are much better cdp's for the money imo.. (3271 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 2/24/2011 & rated 91 points: Helga's 7th Annual CDP Tasting (2008 Vintage CDPs Semi-Blind) (Atlanta, GA): Nose was rather muted at this stage but it was very nice on the palate (the nose smelled like a CDR). Poor notes on this one but I wrote down a rating in the 91-92 range. It was an enjoyable wine that should come together with time. It was a step down from the wines in it's flights but noticeably better than the 1st 4 CDPs of the tasting. (4039 views) | | | Tasted by subtlet on 9/17/2010 & rated 89 points: 08 Châteauneuf-du-Pape at Renaissance Wines (Renaissance Premium Wines and Cigars, Orenco Station, Oregon): The nose is full of bright red notes with scents of grapefruit, cherries, and hibiscus. It shows good evolution on the palate with blackberry and cherry flavors in the forefront. There is a bit of heat and a hint of something green on the mid. Some lovely vanilla oak and blackberry flavors run out on the middle of the palate after the structure fades. The grapefruits are full of acidity that contribute very well to the structure. 89+ (3987 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.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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