Community Tasting Notes 170

• WojteG Likes this wine: 95 points

  November 2, 2023 - One would like to say that the wine is young, fresh and vigorous and my only complaint is that there are too many ripe fruits in it. Can you imagine - 18 year old wine and it holds so well with all kinds of fruits both in smell and taste?!
  Aromas - ripe red and black cherry, plum, even coke.
  Flavors - as above, but...spice kicks from the first second and there's more to counter the sweet notes. Herbs, orange (so cool), olives and much more! Vivid acidity, ripe tannins. Thick, almost syropy texture. Long finish
  WS - 92
  Decanter - 92
  RP - 91
  ST - 91
  Vinous - 91

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• pbaek wrote:

  April 22, 2023 - The weakest of the three 2005s, this seems to be fading. Slightly oxidative fruit notes, plums, brown fruit. Maybe just an off bottle, who knows, or maybe the competition was too fierce.

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• Joseph Grassa Likes this wine:

  June 24, 2022 - Did not quite drink my 2 last bottles as quickly as intended after removing from storage. Just had my final bottle last night. The fruit has definitely faded, but it was still enjoyable. Acidity was more in balance with this bottle than the one from in my previous note.
  
  2 hour slow ox seems the ideal amount of air at this point. Drink up, they are already a year or 2 past peak!

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• Ernestas Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 27, 2021 - A great classical CdP made from composition of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 5% Cinsault and 5% Mourvedre. It is peaking now or just went off peak a year or two ago. Medium pale ruby red colour with fading rims of orange hue. Intense aroma of cherries, leather, cranberries, rose petals, plum jam, rustic nuances. Full body, concentrated, jammy and powerful texture nicely balanced with vibrant acidity and powdery but well built tannins, slightly warming finish with hints of plum and spices.

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• Wine_Poobah Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 5, 2021 - Dark black fruit aromas with a slight sting of alcohol. Chocolatey flavor with notes of black currant, blackberry, red and black cherry, graphite, and pepper. Acidic, tannic and alcoholic — not particularly well integrated or balanced.
  
  It’s good, but I’m afraid it will never be great considering it hasn’t come together yet. Requires a long time to open up, approachable after 1 hour and started to taste much better after 2.
  
  Lots of sediment, cork ~1/3 wet.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• UPC Codes 000004174585, 3760071250014, 4000102575211

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• Pending Delivery 24 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,129 (51%)
• Consumed 1,060 (48%)

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