Three and a half hour decant, the nose is bing cherry and black pepper. The palate is grippy with tannins and solid acidity, with red fruit in the forefront. The tannins hold on to the experience for a while, stating this can age for a while still and integrate further. All the ingredients are here for an improving experience, sit on this one for a couple more years.
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Drank at Fire Tower in Stratton last nite. Plenty of ripe dark fruit, some licorice and leather. On the sweetish side, easy to drink and appreciate. Decent length. Showing quite well.
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Sunday blinds (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. Clearly old world with its bit of funk here. Plummy and sweet, but not overly so. A bit of a minerally/rocky quality had me initially thinking St. Joseph, but the plums brought me to CdP. I think there was some mention of plenty of oak use here, but if there was, it didn't stick out too much.
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The 2015 Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape exhibits ripe dark fruit, garrigue, black licorice and spice. There is notable ripeness and depth on the palate and while this wine is totally approachable and delicious now it has the stuffing to age beyond a decade.
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Modern in style, with oaky notes out in front, the wine serves up vanilla, and espresso over its red fruits. Round and opulent in texture, the oak is fairly strong for a Grenache wine from Chateauneuf, so some tasters are going to have a hard time with it. The wine was made from a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre. The wine was aged in 30% new, French oak for 14 months.
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4/10/2022 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 92 Points
Three and a half hour decant, the nose is bing cherry and black pepper. The palate is grippy with tannins and solid acidity, with red fruit in the forefront. The tannins hold on to the experience for a while, stating this can age for a while still and integrate further. All the ingredients are here for an improving experience, sit on this one for a couple more years.
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2/11/2020 - Salute Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice - rich fruit, spice, leather, cedar. Nice balanced acidity.
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1/24/2019 - cephomer wrote: 91 Points
Drank at Fire Tower in Stratton last nite. Plenty of ripe dark fruit, some licorice and leather. On the sweetish side, easy to drink and appreciate. Decent length. Showing quite well.
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12/8/2018 - BFemmel wrote:
Very nice at first taste but depth is lacking and the taste on the tongue disappears after 4 or 5 sips.
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11/4/2018 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Sunday blinds (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. Clearly old world with its bit of funk here. Plummy and sweet, but not overly so. A bit of a minerally/rocky quality had me initially thinking St. Joseph, but the plums brought me to CdP. I think there was some mention of plenty of oak use here, but if there was, it didn't stick out too much.
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8/18/2018 - Vintopia wrote: 91 Points
The 2015 Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape exhibits ripe dark fruit, garrigue, black licorice and spice. There is notable ripeness and depth on the palate and while this wine is totally approachable and delicious now it has the stuffing to age beyond a decade.
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3/16/2018 - Rumi Likes this wine: 93 Points
What a nose. Tastes more mature than you’d expect. Incredible clingy tannins that last forever. Wonderful plum and blueberry in here. No flaws.
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8/21/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 90 Points
Modern in style, with oaky notes out in front, the wine serves up vanilla, and espresso over its red fruits. Round and opulent in texture, the oak is fairly strong for a Grenache wine from Chateauneuf, so some tasters are going to have a hard time with it. The wine was made from a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre. The wine was aged in 30% new, French oak for 14 months.
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4/8/2017 - Zweder wrote:
Printemps du Châteauneuf-du-Pape tasting. (La salle des fêtes in Châteauneuf-du-Pape): Ripe red berries and cherries in the bouquet. A bit alcoholic. But because it is the end of the day the wine is a bit too warm to give it a fair score. The acidity and garrigue seems to be ok
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