Alain Junguenet Selections Tasting
Atlanta, GA
Tasted Tuesday, April 19, 2016 by Rezy13 with 542 views
Introduction
A tasting to preview the 2014 reds and 2015 rosés.
Most of the wines were barrel samples, and tasting notes were brief, so many of the opinions expressed are just initial impressions.
Flight 1 (43 Notes)
Closing
The 2014 reds seem to be a legitimate step up in quality compared to the 2013s. The fruit is not as heady and restraint and acidity are still in balance. Like the vintage from the small selection tasted.
2014 Domaine Lafond Roc-Epine Côtes du Rhône
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Soft cherry, classic Grenache, easier drinking; solid.
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2014 Domaine Lafond Roc-Epine Châteauneuf-du-Pape Tradition
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Darker color; meaty richness, sweet on palate, grip on finish, will need time to reveal itself.
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2013 Domaine Lafond Roc-Epine Lirac
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac
Leaner, classically structured, not flamboyant but good.
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2015 Domaine Lafond Roc-Epine Lirac Blanc
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac
Very fresh nose, mint and sweet yellow fruit and tart green; very good.
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2014 Domaine Olivier Hillaire Côtes du Rhône Vieilles Vignes
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Very light color; lighter red fruit with a hint of green, tea, cranberry and raspberry, tart finish.
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2014 Domaine Olivier Hillaire Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Lighter color; complex floral nose, sweet penetrating fruit, serious, some sweetness but not a ton of fat.
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2014 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Tradition
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Old school Grenache nose, already drinking well, lighter vintage as far as fat and glycerin, Burg-like, sweet tannin; very good.
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2014 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Darker fruit on the nose compared to the Tradition, stone, medicinal, clean, really well made, layered; delicious, possibly best wine of tasting.
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2015 Mas de Boislauzon La Chaussynette
France, Vin de France
Dark extracted color, ripe, seemingly chaptalized, not my favorite.
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2014 Mas de Boislauzon Côtes du Rhône Villages
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages
Deeper, darker, richer, fairly simple, lacks some mid palate density.
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2014 Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
More classically styled, darker, richer, meaty, incense, layered; very nice.
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2014 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Young, fleshy, caressing red fruit, smoke, bitter note on the back end, mineral, latent structure, young, good, should age well.
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2014 Château Sixtine Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Floral, honeysuckle, mineral, waxy, slight butterscotch, interesting, oxidative; good, lots of character.
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2014 Château Sixtine Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Richer darker fruit nose, garrigue, ripe, grainy tannin; ok.
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2013 Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Honey, nutty, grains, apple, pear, mineral, fresh finish; good.
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2013 Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Tradition
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Lighter red fruit, green note, some bitter Grenache, lighter structure when compared to the 2014s today, could fool you as a Cotes du Rhone, ok.
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2013 Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée du Baron
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Funky, Brett riddled, wild fruit; not into this bottle.
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2014 Domaine La Consonnière Lirac
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac
Deep nose, subtle, musky, Brett taking hold on the palate.
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2014 Domaine La Consonnière Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Good purity, young, sweet fruit, solid but not my favorite.
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2014 Clos des Brusquières Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Lighter color; fig, cherry, raspberry, good material, almond, vanilla, classic structure; solid entry level CdP.
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2014 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Very nice structure, enough fat; very good.
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2014 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Lirac
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac
Nice floral qualities, red fruit, seamless texture; very nice.
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2014 Domaine Moulin-Tacussel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Darker color; musky, dark berry, wild, young, some Brett; reminds me of good Vacqueyras.
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2014 Domaine Boisson Cairanne l'Exigence Rouge
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Cairanne
Elegant and perfumed, light structure, reminiscent of Pinot; ok.
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2014 Domaine Boisson Côtes du Rhône Villages Massif d'Uchaux Clos de la Brussiere
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages Massif d'Uchaux
Reductive, very hard to get past; lighter more elegant on palate but hard to assess.
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2014 Domaine Boisson Cairanne
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Cairanne
Lots of cranberry sauce; ok.
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2013 Domaine Cros de Romet Cairanne
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Cairanne
Cranberry, nori, lighter, soft tannin, drink now; ok.
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2013 Domaine Cros de Romet Cairanne
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Cairanne
Cranberry, nori, lighter, soft tannin, drink now; ok.
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2014 Domaine Cros de Romet Cairanne
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Cairanne
More richness and depth than the 2013, tart, leaner compared to other producers today; good.
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2014 Domaine Cros de Romet Cairanne
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Cairanne
More richness and depth than the 2013, tart, leaner compared to other producers today; good.
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2014 Domaine Bertrand Stehelin Gigondas
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
More cherry, penetrating, cleaner, similar to the Sablet.
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2014 Domaine Bertrand Stehelin Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet
Extracted color; pretty floral nose mixed with Brett, thicker texture, interesting, drink now, this bottle would be better if cleaner.
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2014 Domaine Bertrand Stehelin Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
More perfumed, cleanest from this producer, good sweetness, tart fruit to balance; solid.
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2014 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
A little neutral on the nose, clean, fresh, white flower, almost too subtle?; lacks a bit of punch on the palate which may develop with more time but this wine is kind of a mystery today.
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2013 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Sweet fruit, oxidative, fig, raspberry, aesthetics are nice but mid seems a little light.
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NV Paul Avril Le Petit Vin d'Avril Blanc
France, Vin de Table Français
A bit more open, melon, bright fruit, a touch candied, nice sour fruit on the finish.
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NV Paul Avril Le Petit Vin d'Avril
France, Vin de Table Français
Darker and extracted, violets, simpler but ok.
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2015 Rousseau Freres Touraine Noble Joue
France, Loire Valley, Touraine
50% Pinot Meunier, 35% Pinot Gris, 15% Pinot Noir; still young and unevolved, fresh, pretty, soft, red berry and flowers, slight candy and plumper mouthfeel.
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2015 Domaine Lafond Roc-Epine Tavel
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Tavel
A bit plumper, sweet deeper red fruit, fleshy cherry and strawberry; served a bit cold, penetrating long and sweet fruit finish.
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2015 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Côtes du Rhône Rosé
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Served a bit cold this toned down some of the character, seemingly simpler, sharp but not shrill acid, tasty but not exciting.
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2015 Domaine Andre Neveu Sancerre Rosé Le Grand Fricambault
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
Floral, penetrating, chalk dust, sweet and a bit funky, tasty, different.
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2015 Mas de Boislauzon La Chaussynette Rosé
France, Vin de France
Sulfur on the nose, some green almost cannabis-like, soft on the palate, penetrating acid, a bit 1-D.
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2015 Domaine de la Ferrandière Vin de Pays d'Oc pays d'Oc
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Vin de Pays d'Oc
Pretty floral nose, nice fruit, very light but good overall.
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