Shows more sign of age on the nose than the eye. Meaty, stewed, aged smell. That all blows off a bit after decanting. Nose still shows age with meaty, leathery, smokey notes dominating. Still some herbal notes and prune / raisins.
Was surprised by initial sweet, fruity, plum, berry notes on the palate. That fades into all the secondary notes indicated by the nose pretty quickly. Nice and interesting flavor profile. Lots going on. Texture was a little lean, tannin is present but waning and so the wine does not completely coat the palate or provide velvety texture I look for at the moment.
Drank with braised lamb shanks, a great match. Don't have many reference points for wines of this age or from this part of the world but I really enjoyed this.
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Popped and poured with the Marks last nite. Lovely example of nicely aged CdP. Pale ruby red in color. Moderate nose of red berries, herbs and spices. Ripe red berries, dried fruit, a bit on the herbal side with some barnyard and a pleasant earthiness. Lovely spices and good length, and some dryness on the finish. Very enjoyable.
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Light medium red. Very nice red berry fruit backed by some nice earthiness. Later the nose develops some really nice Burgundian style poop. The nose keeps getting better over the next hour or so. Delicious dry berry and herb flavours and a earthy dry finish.
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Rule the Rhone; 10/27/2016-11/3/2016 (Northern & Southern Rhone): Also the Centenaire, but didn't see a specific wine for it and this is certainly our label. Ordered off of the wine list at Maison Pic in Valence. Wine started a bit musty and actually was a bit surprising to me. My only other experience with Caillou was very bright red fruits, but this was mostly leather and cigar dominated. Opened and decanted and maybe at the very end there was a bit of fruit that poked it's way through. Wish we'd had time for a longer decant. Enjoyable wine.
Coravin 7/19/16: Clear light ruby; moderately aromatic with red cherry, musk; palate is light bodied, integrated light tannin, medium acid, red cherry fruit; medium finish. Well balanced, mature, pleasant to drink, but not sure it was worth the nearly 2 decades to cellar it. 90-92
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Light ruby with minimal bricking; moderately aromatic nose with red cherry, some brambles, slight musk; palate is light to medium bodied, tannins are low and well integrated, alcohol is medium-plus at 14.5%? (bottle says 14%), acid is medium and balanced; finish is medium length. This is nice and enjoyable to drink now, but I'm not sure it was worth the cellar space for 15 years. I will drink my last bottle in the next year. 91-92
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Light ruby with minimal-moderate bricking; nose has cherry fruit, slight animal musk, slight pine needles; palate is light bodied, integrated tannin with some residual structure, medium acid but still refreshing, some secondary complexity; medium finish. Drinking very well now. 92-93
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Fragrant nose of floral, raspberries, perfume and stone. Palate is exceptional and adds a nice element of Garrique. Medium plus finish and drinking well. Really good value. Day 2 showing well. For $25 that I paid for this wine it far exceeds any of the over price Bordeaux wines I sampled last weekend which were grossly overpriced. No more $225 events for me.
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Dinner at Home; 3/27/2015-3/28/2015 (Fremont, CA): Coravin 3/27/15. Pale to medium ruby color; animal nose, red chert fruit, acetone, wood; palate is light to medium bodied, integrated tannins, very ripe red fruit, some alcoholic heat, alcohol through the midpalate and the short finish. This is unbalanced, possibly flawed though possible just poorly made. 80- Update: I looked at my last note from 2011, and it seems like a different wine. I think this is flawed.
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Drinking through my stash I figure the range is 85-90 depending on degree of oxid intrusion; last pm's bottle was on the fresher and brighter end of the scale.
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Light red. Great elegant nose, raspberry, cherry, thyme, meat, and mineral. Great medium weight flavours which mirror the nose. The finish seems almost totally resolved but it finishs so elegantly, in a perfect place.
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Lovely garnet/reddish-brown color almost like you added cognac to wine; nose fantastically expressive with barnyard/brett, cherries, licorice; palate has great structure and weight- integrated and not overwhelming, cherries, nice balance of acid; juicy well balanced finish, moderate in length. Overall a stellar balanced old world wine showing at early maturity. 92-93 Update: With 1-2 hours of air this wine picks up some nice gamey aromas. Update: There's some question about whether this wine was borderline corked. I'm leaning towards not, but I can get occasional bits on the nose that disappear quickly. Unclear. Even if it is corked, it is very slight and the wine still shows great fruit. Maybe I'll try another bottle in a couple of months to compare.
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Terrific showing at home with rack of lamb. In a perfect spot right now.. Excellent balance with just the right balance of fruit (dried cherries & leather) and acidity. This, to me, is what Chateauneuf should be; Not an over -extracted point chasing style but rather a well balanced, food friendly wine that truly exemplifies its' origin. Very glad that I have a few left.
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Good color. Very vibrant, fragrant nose. All you could want. Meaty, rich, wild, awesome. Tremendous palate as well. Lo g, rich finish. One of the best '98's I have had, and certainly the best at this age. Wow! 5-13-17-8: 93/100
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Wine of the evening during an informal tasting. Rock solid CdP with everything in balance. Fruit subdued, terroir present, nice long finish. The wine will hold for a good 5-10 more years.
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Had at RWS director's meeting with Veal shanks with Honey. Wine was dark and full of flavors - what comes to mind is meat. Very nice - It was my second favorite. We had three 1998s and a 2001 and a 20005 CdP.
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Decanted for sediment and then drunk over 2 hours. Deep red fading to a watery rim, some orange hits suggesteing age. Sweet red fruit - raspberry, fig and cherry with a more complex midpalate including tobacco, licorice, leather and herbs. In good balance with a long finish. Very enjoyable. As ever the last glass was best, and this (my last bottle) was the best.
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Medium red. Starts with red fruit, then gets a lot more interesting with more gamey, meaty notes. I did not pick this as a Grenache wine but later after opening up it began to really show a lot. Really excellent wine.
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Medium-dark red. Cherry, bright red berries on nose, full bodied, ripe fruits, good balance and length, became almost sweet with extended airing and by next day, excellent
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Pre-Neuf tasting (Adam's appartment): Dark red color with an orange hue. Sweet, fresh pipe tobacco, capriole, pure raspberry, tomato and viols. Nuanced flower notes on the midpalate and, licorice and flower tobacco on the finish. Beautiful, pure, elegant and refined in the flavours. Superbly balanced and amazing length. Perfectly mature, yet surprisingly lively. Serious drinking pleasure right now.
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VCTE III & OC Poker (Wine Cellar Club): Florals over bright young red berried fruits. Concentrated and still young drinking. Plenty here for the future but fantastic now. A treat.
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This was a treat. Took it out to dinner. It was still vibrant with penetrating fruit. The most noticeable characteristic was a taste we alternately called saline, crushed seashells or iodine. It was minerally and the opposite of sweet. But incredibly good. This is drinking great right now.
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Should have decanted this as the first glass was a bit reticent and seemed a bit green and tannic. As it opened, the black cherry and fig fruit emerged with the green notes becoming more savory and briary. The final glass was the best with lots of perfume and fruit along with a deeper, darker palate feel.
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This was opened late in the evening and not decanted. Did not really do it justice. Good flavors and there is a very nice wine there, but not all of it got a chance to strut its stuff.
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Decanted 2 hours. Garnet with a hint of brown. A somewhat reticent but amazingly aluring nose of cherry/raspberry fruit and very complex aromas of asian spice, underbrush, meaty leather, licorice, and blood. But it was the palate that was the most captivating thing about this wine. Medium-heavy fruit weight, soft almost caressing tannins and bright, pleasure-giving acidity that lifted all the complexity hinted at on the nose into a veritable symphony. Nancy said, "this is wine!" and I couldn't disagree as we exchanged appreciative stares with each sip. Terrific accompanyment to a grilled/smoked Tuscan flat chicken with salad.
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This is one very complex bottle of wine. Plenty of secondary notes. Red fruits accompanied by garrigue, provencal herbs, earth, leather. Tannins are firm and acids are good. This should hold this plateau for a number of years and should show some improvement over the next 3 years.
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Popped and poured. Deep red opaque with some early signs of aging - bricking edges. Interesting nose - obvious grenache fruit, but also some more delicate notes, almost burgundian. Raspberry and licorice on palate - but a little simple, though a good finish. Drinking well now and for 3-4 years I would guess. Good, but not exciting, and put in the shade by the Reserve bottle that followed.
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TN: 9 Bottles of Domaine du Caillou Chateauneuf du Papes & Intro: Groups 6th Place; The wine with the most secondary notes and lots of Euro stink. Leaner than others on the nose. Very red fruit driven with pomegranate fruit. I would drink this sooner than later. The tannins are bitter and slightly harsh / disjointed.
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Tons of fruit. Despite it's wealth of juicy primary fruit, a well-delineated spiciness showed through. Not sure about its long term aging potential... actually, it's freshness at this point surprised me, considering the fact that on release I thought it was kind of a simple fruit bomb that would evolve quickly; it's certainly clean and balanced - in a very typical '98 style.
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7/7/2022 - Morgan1132 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark Red / Purple with some bricking.
Shows more sign of age on the nose than the eye. Meaty, stewed, aged smell. That all blows off a bit after decanting. Nose still shows age with meaty, leathery, smokey notes dominating. Still some herbal notes and prune / raisins.
Was surprised by initial sweet, fruity, plum, berry notes on the palate. That fades into all the secondary notes indicated by the nose pretty quickly. Nice and interesting flavor profile. Lots going on. Texture was a little lean, tannin is present but waning and so the wine does not completely coat the palate or provide velvety texture I look for at the moment.
Drank with braised lamb shanks, a great match. Don't have many reference points for wines of this age or from this part of the world but I really enjoyed this.
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7/9/2021 - Subtek wrote: 91 Points
Still a fresh Color with a brown hint. Good balance. Raisins, red cassis good length. A typical mature C9dp
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4/5/2021 - raggedy1 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pleasantly surprised this bottle had a good balance of acidity to fruit. Not as tired as my previous bottle I scored 87.
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7/28/2019 - dbenglis Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light red, drinkable now. Strawberry. Some tannin.
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9/29/2018 - cephomer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Popped and poured with the Marks last nite. Lovely example of nicely aged CdP. Pale ruby red in color. Moderate nose of red berries, herbs and spices.
Ripe red berries, dried fruit, a bit on the herbal side with some barnyard and a pleasant earthiness. Lovely spices and good length, and some dryness on the finish. Very enjoyable.
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1/27/2018 - David J Cooper wrote: 93 Points
Light medium red. Very nice red berry fruit backed by some nice earthiness. Later the nose develops some really nice Burgundian style poop. The nose keeps getting better over the next hour or so. Delicious dry berry and herb flavours and a earthy dry finish.
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10/27/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Rule the Rhone; 10/27/2016-11/3/2016 (Northern & Southern Rhone): Also the Centenaire, but didn't see a specific wine for it and this is certainly our label. Ordered off of the wine list at Maison Pic in Valence. Wine started a bit musty and actually was a bit surprising to me. My only other experience with Caillou was very bright red fruits, but this was mostly leather and cigar dominated. Opened and decanted and maybe at the very end there was a bit of fruit that poked it's way through. Wish we'd had time for a longer decant. Enjoyable wine.
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9/19/2016 - J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine:
LBTG - it was the Centenaire, categorized wrong here. Outstanding wine.
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7/19/2016 - aagrawal wrote: 91 Points
Coravin 7/19/16: Clear light ruby; moderately aromatic with red cherry, musk; palate is light bodied, integrated light tannin, medium acid, red cherry fruit; medium finish. Well balanced, mature, pleasant to drink, but not sure it was worth the nearly 2 decades to cellar it. 90-92
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5/22/2016 - raggedy1 wrote: 87 Points
past its prime. most of the 98 Rhones have not aged well in my experience. If you have them, drink them and don't count on pros drinking windows.
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3/13/2016 - aagrawal wrote: 91 Points
Light ruby with minimal bricking; moderately aromatic nose with red cherry, some brambles, slight musk; palate is light to medium bodied, tannins are low and well integrated, alcohol is medium-plus at 14.5%? (bottle says 14%), acid is medium and balanced; finish is medium length. This is nice and enjoyable to drink now, but I'm not sure it was worth the cellar space for 15 years. I will drink my last bottle in the next year. 91-92
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1/30/2016 - aagrawal wrote: flawed
Badly corked.
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12/6/2015 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Garrique, raspberries, strawberries, underbrush and spices. Medium plus finish and really balanced wine. Wonderful value.
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9/13/2015 - aagrawal wrote: 92 Points
Light ruby with minimal-moderate bricking; nose has cherry fruit, slight animal musk, slight pine needles; palate is light bodied, integrated tannin with some residual structure, medium acid but still refreshing, some secondary complexity; medium finish. Drinking very well now. 92-93
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4/22/2015 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Fragrant nose of floral, raspberries, perfume and stone. Palate is exceptional and adds a nice element of Garrique. Medium plus finish and drinking well. Really good value. Day 2 showing well. For $25 that I paid for this wine it far exceeds any of the over price Bordeaux wines I sampled last weekend which were grossly overpriced. No more $225 events for me.
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3/27/2015 - aagrawal wrote: flawed
Dinner at Home; 3/27/2015-3/28/2015 (Fremont, CA): Coravin 3/27/15. Pale to medium ruby color; animal nose, red chert fruit, acetone, wood; palate is light to medium bodied, integrated tannins, very ripe red fruit, some alcoholic heat, alcohol through the midpalate and the short finish. This is unbalanced, possibly flawed though possible just poorly made. 80-
Update: I looked at my last note from 2011, and it seems like a different wine. I think this is flawed.
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1/2/2014 - Tgood wrote: 88 Points
Dull clouding med ruby with ambering edges, dusty plum aroma, bitter tannins shut flavors down with yeasty alcohol laden finish following
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3/28/2013 - Tgood wrote: 88 Points
Drinking through my stash I figure the range is 85-90 depending on degree of oxid intrusion; last pm's bottle was on the fresher and brighter end of the scale.
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3/4/2013 - Tgood wrote: 87 Points
Med dull ruby; prunes and tannins and alcohol
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10/5/2012 - David J Cooper wrote: 93 Points
Light red. Great elegant nose, raspberry, cherry, thyme, meat, and mineral. Great medium weight flavours which mirror the nose. The finish seems almost totally resolved but it finishs so elegantly, in a perfect place.
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9/29/2012 - Nunwei wrote: 90 Points
Past prime. Don't decant. Drink now
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5/1/2012 - ltadd wrote: 96 Points
Very nice! Very drinkable, very special
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12/22/2011 - Tgood wrote: 89 Points
dark ruby; roasted plum nose; moderate stiff tannins still yet w/ an alcoholic heat kick in the end
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5/1/2011 - aagrawal wrote: 92 Points
Lovely garnet/reddish-brown color almost like you added cognac to wine; nose fantastically expressive with barnyard/brett, cherries, licorice; palate has great structure and weight- integrated and not overwhelming, cherries, nice balance of acid; juicy well balanced finish, moderate in length. Overall a stellar balanced old world wine showing at early maturity. 92-93
Update: With 1-2 hours of air this wine picks up some nice gamey aromas.
Update: There's some question about whether this wine was borderline corked. I'm leaning towards not, but I can get occasional bits on the nose that disappear quickly. Unclear. Even if it is corked, it is very slight and the wine still shows great fruit. Maybe I'll try another bottle in a couple of months to compare.
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2/28/2011 - M&D24 wrote:
Terrific showing at home with rack of lamb. In a perfect spot right now.. Excellent balance with just the right balance of fruit (dried cherries & leather) and acidity. This, to me, is what Chateauneuf should be; Not an over -extracted point chasing style but rather a well balanced, food friendly wine that truly exemplifies its' origin. Very glad that I have a few left.
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12/5/2010 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 93 Points
Good color. Very vibrant, fragrant nose. All you could want. Meaty, rich, wild, awesome. Tremendous palate as well. Lo g, rich finish. One of the best '98's I have had, and certainly the best at this age. Wow! 5-13-17-8: 93/100
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9/6/2010 - skoppel wrote: 92 Points
Wine of the evening during an informal tasting. Rock solid CdP with everything in balance. Fruit subdued, terroir present, nice long finish. The wine will hold for a good 5-10 more years.
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4/13/2010 - John McCabe wrote: 93 Points
Quite rich and decadent, great nose.
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1/21/2010 - John McCabe wrote: 93 Points
Really rich and decadent; a bit uneven and rambunctious, but fun to drink.
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12/14/2009 - Zinlady wrote: 91 Points
Had at RWS director's meeting with Veal shanks with Honey. Wine was dark and full of flavors - what comes to mind is meat. Very nice - It was my second favorite. We had three 1998s and a 2001 and a 20005 CdP.
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11/12/2009 - Omar Khayyam wrote: 88 Points
Sotheby's pre-auction tasting: fresh, licorice, nutty, vanilla
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8/14/2009 - stephen locke wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for sediment and then drunk over 2 hours. Deep red fading to a watery rim, some orange hits suggesteing age. Sweet red fruit - raspberry, fig and cherry with a more complex midpalate including tobacco, licorice, leather and herbs. In good balance with a long finish. Very enjoyable. As ever the last glass was best, and this (my last bottle) was the best.
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7/11/2009 - blaiseiii wrote: 93 Points
Drinking wonderfully
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6/7/2009 - David J Cooper wrote:
Medium red. Starts with red fruit, then gets a lot more interesting with more gamey, meaty notes. I did not pick this as a Grenache wine but later after opening up it began to really show a lot. Really excellent wine.
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5/17/2009 - winemaker wrote: 93 Points
Same as last note, except a bit more rich. Lovely complexity. Long finish.
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5/14/2009 - dbg wrote:
Medium-dark red. Cherry, bright red berries on nose, full bodied, ripe fruits, good balance and length, became almost sweet with extended airing and by next day, excellent
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5/7/2009 - Terkel wrote: 94 Points
Pre-Neuf tasting (Adam's appartment): Dark red color with an orange hue. Sweet, fresh pipe tobacco, capriole, pure raspberry, tomato and viols. Nuanced flower notes on the midpalate and, licorice and flower tobacco on the finish. Beautiful, pure, elegant and refined in the flavours. Superbly balanced and amazing length. Perfectly mature, yet surprisingly lively. Serious drinking pleasure right now.
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2/21/2009 - WetRock wrote:
VCTE III & OC Poker (Wine Cellar Club): Florals over bright young red berried fruits. Concentrated and still young drinking. Plenty here for the future but fantastic now. A treat.
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2/7/2009 - dfeiner wrote: 91 Points
This was a treat. Took it out to dinner. It was still vibrant with penetrating fruit. The most noticeable characteristic was a taste we alternately called saline, crushed seashells or iodine. It was minerally and the opposite of sweet. But incredibly good. This is drinking great right now.
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12/17/2008 - jmh st louis wrote: 94 Points
raspberry with hint of cinnamon and licorice. Drinking perfectly now
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11/22/2008 - rmodak wrote: 92 Points
Should have decanted this as the first glass was a bit reticent and seemed a bit green and tannic. As it opened, the black cherry and fig fruit emerged with the green notes becoming more savory and briary. The final glass was the best with lots of perfume and fruit along with a deeper, darker palate feel.
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10/20/2008 - Mr T wrote:
This was opened late in the evening and not decanted. Did not really do it justice. Good flavors and there is a very nice wine there, but not all of it got a chance to strut its stuff.
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9/2/2008 - thomaskeil wrote: 94 Points
Decanted 2 hours. Garnet with a hint of brown. A somewhat reticent but amazingly aluring nose of cherry/raspberry fruit and very complex aromas of asian spice, underbrush, meaty leather, licorice, and blood. But it was the palate that was the most captivating thing about this wine. Medium-heavy fruit weight, soft almost caressing tannins and bright, pleasure-giving acidity that lifted all the complexity hinted at on the nose into a veritable symphony. Nancy said, "this is wine!" and I couldn't disagree as we exchanged appreciative stares with each sip. Terrific accompanyment to a grilled/smoked Tuscan flat chicken with salad.
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8/9/2008 - Mr T wrote:
Very nice wine drinking well and ready to go but not falling apart. Tannin resolved and fruit still sweet
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6/1/2008 - dbg wrote:
excellent
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10/19/2007 - winemaker wrote: 92 Points
This is one very complex bottle of wine. Plenty of secondary notes. Red fruits accompanied by garrigue, provencal herbs, earth, leather. Tannins are firm and acids are good. This should hold this plateau for a number of years and should show some improvement over the next 3 years.
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1/18/2007 - stephen locke wrote:
Popped and poured. Deep red opaque with some early signs of aging - bricking edges. Interesting nose - obvious grenache fruit, but also some more delicate notes, almost burgundian. Raspberry and licorice on palate - but a little simple, though a good finish. Drinking well now and for 3-4 years I would guess. Good, but not exciting, and put in the shade by the Reserve bottle that followed.
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8/10/2006 - jamiekutch wrote:
TN: 9 Bottles of Domaine du Caillou Chateauneuf du Papes & Intro: Groups 6th Place; The wine with the most secondary notes and lots of Euro stink. Leaner than others on the nose. Very red fruit driven with pomegranate fruit. I would drink this sooner than later. The tannins are bitter and slightly harsh / disjointed.
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1/29/2006 - rmodak wrote: 93 Points
Rich thick black cherry, licorice, smoke, full bodied. Should last for 10 years.
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6/22/2005 - jamiekutch wrote: 91 Points
S.F. - Rubicon High End Rhone Wines (Rubicon, S.F.): Thick concentrated and full bodied. Dark fruit and licorice nuances and a big full finish.
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5/20/2004 - Ben Andersen wrote:
Tons of fruit. Despite it's wealth of juicy primary fruit, a well-delineated spiciness showed through. Not sure about its long term aging potential... actually, it's freshness at this point surprised me, considering the fact that on release I thought it was kind of a simple fruit bomb that would evolve quickly; it's certainly clean and balanced - in a very typical '98 style.
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