Occasional dinner group; A vertical of 15 vintages Clos des Papes and some great extra's.

@ B in SvG
Tasted Saturday, April 23, 2016 by Zweder with 849 views

Introduction

We knew it would be a Clos des Papes vertical, but we did not know the other wines.
All wines were poured blind.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (2 Notes)

Flight 3 (1 Note)

  • 2006 Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Célestins 95 Points

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

    Extremely beautiful and expressive bouquet with good cherries and red berries, garrigue and elegance. Impressive! On the palate a beautiful wine which shows early maturity, an enormous amount of beautiful herbs and spices, good fruits, beautiful acidity and lovely tannin which is soft, but also still has a firm bite and a lot of future. An extremely elegant wine with complexity and finesse. A feast already and probably until well into the 2020’s.

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 2002 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 90 Points

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

    Beautiful bouquet with earth and rustic flavors as well as good garrigue. On the palate a lot of garrigue, beautiful acidity and soft tannin with still a pleasant bite. A very elegant wine with good complexity.

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  • 2008 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 91 Points

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

    Beautiful bouquet with good fruits, garrigue, smoke and some toast. On the palate juicy red berry fruits like raspberries and also cherries. Good acidity and bitterness. The tannin is still a bit sticky and drying in the finish. A beautiful and elegant wine in its young maturity stage.

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 2013 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92 Points

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

    Youthful bouquet with red berries like raspberries and cherries as well as good garrigue. On the palate the same juicy fruits and garrigue, beautiful acidity and tannin with still a pleasant and very good bite. Not extremely concentrated, but certainly complex and beautiful. Wait until 2020+. 91 - 92

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  • 1999 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 94 Points

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

    This is a great and beautifully mature wine now with in the bouquet red berries, garrigue, minerals, smoke, tobacco and a pleasant touch of barnyard. On the palate still ripe red berry fruits, garrigue, earth, beautiful acidity and still slightly sticky, very good tannin. Great length! A wonderful wine to drink now and the next 3+ years.

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Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92 Points

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

    In the bouquet very ripe dark and red berry fruits and good garrigue. On the palate a concentrated very juicy wine with very ripe fruits as well, garrigue, good acidity and slightly sticky tannin. Definitely a very good wine, but it seems to be a bit out of balance at this moment. Waiting until 2020 at least is probably a wise thing to do. I scored it 92 for this moment, but it wouldn’t surprise me if in 5 years time this will be 95(+) again.

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  • 2009 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

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

    In the bouquet good fruits, garrigue and some rustic flavors. On the palate juicy fruits like red berries and cherries, beautiful acidity and tannin with still a firm bite. This wine is still in its puberty stage and not showing yet what it has in store, but there is a promise for the future. 93++ for this evening. Would like to taste this again around 2021+. Probably a 95+ wine by then.

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Flight 7 (2 Notes)

  • 2000 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

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

    This 2000 is a beautiful and mature wine which still has red and dark berry fruits in the bouquet. Of course beautiful garrigue as well. On the palate ripe dark berries, a lot of good garrigue, beautiful acidity and also beautiful and mild tannin. This is a lovely wine right now and even though the alcohol shows a little bit in the finish this wine definitely deserves a score of 93 at least.

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  • 2001 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 95 Points

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

    A beautiful, refined and elegant bouquet with still some fruits, garrigue and tea (in the good sense). On the palate a beautiful and soft wine with still some soft fruits, extremely beautiful garrigue and acidity. Beautifully soft tannin with still a silky bite. This wine is completely ready now and showing all it has in store and that is great. Superb wine! Drink now or the next 2 – 3 years to have maximum pleasure.

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Flight 8 (2 Notes)

  • 2004 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

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

    Beautiful bouquet with good fruits, garrigue as well as some smoke and toast. Same on the palate; beautiful fruits and herbs and spices as well as good acidity and tannin which is already pleasantly soft, but also has enough bite to last until well into the 2020’s. Great wine!

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  • 2006 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 96 Points

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

    In the bouquet beautifully ripe fruits and garrigue. On the palate a sweet start with beautifully ripe dark berry fruits, beautiful garrigue, lovely acidity and soft and round tannin with still a pleasant bite. This wine is a beauty already and will be a feast for probably another decade. 95 – 96!

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Flight 9 (2 Notes)

  • 2011 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

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

    The bouquet shows fresh red berry fruits like raspberries and beautiful garrugue. On the palate very juicy and ripe good berries, some smoke and minerals. More easy going than the other wine in the flight (which appeared to be the 2012), but certainly a great wine. Lovely and complex already in this early stage. Good acidity and round tannin which promises a future until well into the 2020’s. Great wine, but in this young and fresh stage not mind blowing. Nevertheless a score of 93 is not too high for this moment.

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  • 2012 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 94 Points

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

    In the bouquet dark and red berry fruits and cherries as well as good garrigue. On the palate very juicy fruits, good acidity and beautiful, slightly sticky tannin. This wine is still too young, but definitely holding a promise and more potential than the 2011. Good complexity. Probably wise to wait until 2021 or later. 94+ for today.

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Flight 10 (3 Notes)

  • 2010 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 95 Points

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

    Beautiful and concentrated bouquet with red and dark berries and cherries and good garrigue. On the palate beautiful fruits and garrigue, very good fresh acidity and round but firm tannin. Because of its freshness already a pleasure to drink, but in fact this wine is still much too young. 95+++ for this evening, but I am almost certain this wine will score several points higher when it is more ready to drink. Around 2024 or later….?

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  • 2007 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 95 Points

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

    In the bouquet very ripe red and dark berries, cherries and good garrigue. On the palate extremely ripe fruits, good acidity and tannin with still a good bite. There is just a little bit of heat in the finish. Overall this certainly is a great wine with still a great future. With some more age on it and if the alcohol does not become too dominating the score might go up a few points. I have a few, so there will be a follow up on this TN. For this evening 94 – 95+.

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  • 2003 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 96 Points

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

    In the bouquet beautifully ripe red and dark forest fruits, cherries, garrigue and some pleasant rustic impressions. On the palate the same very ripe fruits, herbs and spices, good acidity and soft and round tannin with still a pleasant and soft bite. Full bodied and concentrated wine. The wine is completely ready now and will stay on this level for several years. Until 2020 at least. Overall this 2003 was, together with the 2006 the best wine of the evening, for the moment of tasting. The 2003 because it is perfectly ready now and the 2006 because of its freshness and lovely bite. But it could well be some of the younger vintages might score even higher than 96 when they become of age.

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Flight 11 (6 Notes)

  • 2005 Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 95 Points

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

    Concentrated bouquet with a lot of dark berries and cherries, garrigue and iodine. On the palate juicy dark forest fruits, herbs and spices, beautiful acidity and good tannin with still a very good bite so it can last until well into the 2020’s. A truly great wine! 94 – 95+

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  • 2004 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve 94 Points

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

    A very beautiful, refined and elegant bouquet with red forest fruits and a lot of lovely garrigue. Same impressions on the palate, beautiful acidity, soft tannin and some autumn impressions. Maximum refinement and elegance. Great C9duP!!! Incomparable with all the others, but so great! Completely ready now and the next 3+ years.

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  • 2006 Domaine la Barroche Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pure Rouge 95 Points

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

    In the bouquet sweet and ripe dark and red forest fruits and good garrigue. On the palate a sweet start with ripe red and dark berries, herbs and spices, good acidity and soft but powerful tannin. Very full bodied and extracted. An enormous wine. Starting to show its beauty now, but there is a lot of future as well. No problem keeping this until 2020+.

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  • 2001 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 94 Points

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

    Beautiful bouquet with dark and red berries, garrigue and rustic impressions. On the palate still some fruits, herbs and spices, beautiful acidity and mild tannin which is slightly drying. Overall a very beautiful and elegant wine. Ready now and no hurry at all.

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  • 2008 Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée les Grenaches de Pierre 93 Points

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

    Unfortunately I did not make many notes about this wine. I did wrote down that it has an elegant bouquet with red berries and a lot of garrigue. The same on the palate with good acidity. 92 – 93 but in fact I would like to taste the wine again and make more proper notes.

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  • 2007 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Flawed

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

    This must be a flawed bottle because there was alcohol and acetone in the bouquet. Same on the palate, Port like. Some green impressions as well. The last bottle of the tasting and it should have been the best with the perfect Parker score. A disappointment, but these things happen… We had a great tasting anyway!!!

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Flight 12 (1 Note)

  • 2001 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Beautiful and concentrated bouquet with apricots, tangerine, orange zest and botrytis. On the palate all impressions return; beautiful sweetness and great fresh citrus acidity. Great length. A great wine with a long future ahead.

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