Tasting Notes 8 found

Two hour decant. Cherries, graphite, and mineral nose. Very impressive balance on this wine. Lovely flavors of concentrated cherry, red berries, mineral, and a hint of herb and spice. Seamless transition to the lengthy persistent finish that has the perfect proportion of acid and dusty tannins. Drinking very well at a young age but has the guts to go the long haul. The total package and an amazing CdP at $33. (321 views)

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Tremendous balance. Drinkable. cherry, strawberry jam, chocolate, pine needles. This note done 3 hours and 30 minutes after opening. Keeps opening up. Tremendous. (724 views)

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This wines brings layers of flavors but has an elegant air to it. Red berries on the nose, along with some graphite and tar I more readily associate with Bordeaux. Spice on the palate and fine tannins. Firm at this young age, but very enjoyable. Fantastic stuff. Would like to buy more for enjoyment over the next few years. (853 views)

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2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Tasting (Beltramo's in Menlo Park, California): Dark cherry red color; oak, black fruit, tar, orange nose; tight but very tasty tart berry, blackberry, mineral palate with definition; medium-plus finish (70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Counoise) (1243 views)

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Pop and pour for large group. The intense primary fruit made it a crowd favorite, partly because it masks some of the classic non-fruit CdP flavors and tannins. Should be a GREAT $35 bottle down the road. (1218 views)

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Opened the night before as I was bringing it to dinner the next day and did not want to deal with decanting. Good nose of plum and dark berries, taste of same with a tannin wall behind the fruit. The tannins didn't overpower just added some good definition. Full bodied with long finish. Good QPR at $33. (1430 views)

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WA90-93. dark berries, plum, cherry, pomegranate juice, hints of concrete, asphalt and peppery bittersweet cocoa notes. med. to full bodied. this was a nice balance of juicy yet bone dry fruit that was well structured with firm dusty tannins. (1513 views)

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Decanted for about 3 and a half hours before pairing with filet mignon. Beautifully soft and floral nose of violets, white pepper, plums, and blackberries. These flavors carry over in the taste with the flowers coming through and dominating the finish. Interesting experience with this wine as I found the alcohol (14.5%) to be pretty out of balance before and after the meal. The food seemed to mask it somehow. With the food, this wine was pushing 92-93 in my book, but on it's own the alcohol is really tough to fight through. Much more elegant in styling than the 05 and completely worth the $30 price point, perhaps with some time in the bottle it will come together to provide a more cohesive experience. (1618 views)

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