Weekly tasting group #145; Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005

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Tasted Monday, December 1, 2014 by Zweder with 248 views

Introduction

We knew the theme, but all wines were tasted blind.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils) Châteauneuf-du-Pape 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Red berry fruits, some white pepper and garrigue in the bouquet. On the palate red berry fruits, cherries and beautiful spiciness. Also some chocolate. Beautifully round and still slightly sticky tannin. Young maturity now and this can last several more years. Until 2018+ at least.

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  • 2005 Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils) Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Compared to the normal Beaurenard this is a completely different wine: Much more concentrated. Ripe dark forest fruits, beautiful spiciness, licorice and tobacco. Same on the palate, cherries as well, good acidity and still firm and powerful tannin. Early maturity now and this can easily last until well into the 2020’s. Beautiful and modern made wine with great extraction. 92+ for tonight.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Famille Brunier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine La Roquète 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Blood red and a nose with red and dark berry fruits, cherries, garrigue and some vanilla. Same on the palate; a lot of good fruits. Some laurel and minerals as well. Beautiful spiciness and refined acidity with some pleasant sweetness also. Round and fairly soft tannin. Beautiful and elegant wine. Early maturity now and I would like to taste this again in 2018 or 2019 to see if there is potential for longer ageing.

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  • 2005 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Blood red. A firm amount of pleasant barnyard, garrigue and vanilla in the bouquet. On the palate a very juicy wine with good spiciness and some leather. Elegant acidity in a beautiful balance with the sweetness. No notes about the tannin, so no estimate about when to drink this, but it certainly was a real pleasure tonight.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Safres 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Ruby red. Concentrated and complex bouquet with dark and red berry fruits, cherries, garrigue, sweet spices and salty as well as sweet licorice. On the palate also a feast with a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness. All the flavors from the bouquet are in the taste as well. Good and soft tannin with a pleasant bite and a good concentration. Maturity stage now and still a great future until at least 2019. Love it!

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  • 2005 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine du Caillou Les Quartz 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Beautiful bouquet and complex with ripe red and dark berry fruits, garrigue, sweet licorice, tobacco and vanilla. Lush and luxurious. On the palate the same impressions; beautifully ripe fruits, good spiciness, some salty licorice and minerals like graphite. A touch of chocolate as well. Beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness and tannin with still a good bite. Early maturity now and this beautiful wine will drink nicely until well into the 2020's. 93 - 94

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Domaine Chante Cigale Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Beautiful bouquet with a lot of good spiciness like e.g. thyme, minerals, some barnyard and also candy flavors. On the palate spreading through the mouth with beautiful garrigue, juicy fruits, some coffee and chocolate and a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness. The tannin is beautifully soft and round. The wine is in its young maturity stage now. Full maturity probably in 2016 and definitely very nice several years after that. Lovely wine.

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  • 2005 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Just after uncorking there seemed nothing wrong, but a few hours later I had my doubts. The complex bouquet showed (almost) overripe fruits, mint, vanilla. red berries and cherries, but also celery and figs, which are reductive flavors for me. On the palate very juicy dark forest fruits with a good concentration, sweet licorice, some chocolate and ok acidity and tannin. Certainly still nice, but not sure this was a perfect bottle; for that reason no score.

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Beautiful bouquet with dark berry fruits, garrigue, chocolate, tobacco and leather. On the palate a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness, soft and ripe tannin as well as a touch of laurel. Mature and a great beauty now and definitely the next few years. Would like to taste again in 2018 to see if there is potential for more. Not sure about this, because at this moment everything already perfectly falls into place. 92 – 93

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  • 2005 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    The bouquet has some pleasant barnyard impressions, garrigue, salty licorice, some mint and ripe red fruits. On the palate red fruits and minerals, a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness, some tobacco and laurel, beautifully ripe tannin and a good length. The wine is ready now and will probably stay on this level for several years. 2020 will probably be no problem, but I hope to taste this again around then to see if there is more potential.

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Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée des Cadettes 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Concentrated bouquet with dark forest fruits and garrigue. On the palate very ripe dark berry fruits, herbs and spices, black olives, oak, a lot of sweetness, good acidity and soft and round tannin. Ready now and certainly a future until 2020+. A modern made knife and fork wine. If you go for elegance this might not be your thing. If you go for extraction, it certainly is. Based upon the latter 94+

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  • 2005 Domaine de la Mordorée Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de la Reine des Bois 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Beautiful and concentrated bouquet with explicit ripe blueberries and blackberries, vanilla and coffee. Same on the palate with beautiful spiciness, sweet licorice and a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness. Soft and round tannin with still a beautiful bite. Early maturity now and potential until 2020+.

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Flight 7 (2 Notes)

Flight 8 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Really beautiful bouquet with toast, dark forest fruits, tobacco and some garrigue. On the palate a lot of concentrated sweet berry fruit juice, some earthy and autumn flavors, beautiful acidity and tannin with a pleasant bite. Fantastic wine already and plenty of future. Would like to taste again around 2020+

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  • 1998 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Not so many notes, but reading my previous note, that must have been an off bottle. The bottle we tasted tonight had beautiful red berry fruits and garrigue. Beautiful acidity and nicely mature with still enough power for a few more years. Drink over the next two to three years is probably a good idea.

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