sb Slightly turbid garnet ruby with a fair amount of age at the rim Sweet brown sugary raspberry fruit. Alcohol controlled, light tannins in the finish. This is clearly on a decline but rather tasty tonight. Hold or drink (relatively soonish) Big YFS
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Nice ruby with slight bricking. Very open nose with candy apple dominating. Terrific balance and boy. Nice long finish, drinking perfectly. This is a great wine.
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Medium light scarlet colored. Raspberry olive aromas Lush dried raspberry flavors that linger on and on. This is really quite lovely and delicious right now. Background of herbal mint, tarragon, marigold flavors. Really quite good. Hard to imagine it getting any better
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Fully mature and ready for prime time drinking, this lushly textured, round, open treat is packed with sweet, ripe, jammy, fresh, black raspberries, kirsch, garrigue and olive tapenade.
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Deep garnet colored. Fairly tight on opening, but after 1 1/2 hours it opens up quite sweet raspberry and brown sugar flavors. Still with what seems like a big dose of oak on the finish, but very nice
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Given 2 hours of slow ox then decanted 1 hour prior to dinner.
Upon opening, obvious aromas of merde dominate the nose & the palate is muddy. With some air, the nose & palate clean up, leaving a nice fruit note. We press on.
During dinner, the wine has deeply pitched notes of raspberry, dark brown sugar/molasses, some leather, tobacco, herbs, and crushed stone. The palate is clean, still quite primary with racy acidity and a long mineral finish. Beautiful and on its way to something good (91-93 pts).
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Has emerged as the most atypical of the many 2005's Chateauneufs I've tasted. Crushed rock, but very much darker fruit, very much more opaque than most, and still surprisingly quite tannic. This Chateauneuf will if really well stored keep for many many years. 24 hours later still alive and well, but seems even more dark fruity. A long long life ahead for this wine.
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Another 05 that still needs time - 4/5 years is my guess. Beautifully aromatic red fruit nose and almost a syrupy quality on the palate. Red fruit stony/minerally expression on the palate, but it is muted. A beautiful granache dominated CDP that's time isn't quite here. Opened and aired for almost two hours. We'll see what it offers tomorrow after sitting corked on the counter for a day.
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Red-fruity and port-like nose, with great depth and aromas of dried raisins, strawberry jam, kirsch, liquorice and hot rocks. Smooth and rich on palate, low in acidity but mineral-salty, and obviously high in alcohol, without burning. Ready to go, it drinks well and seems able to keep for several years, but lacks a bit of vibrancy because of its low-acid balance. It didn't fulfil all the promises from its youth, and probably never will. Now something of a "dry Banyuls"... to go with cheese.
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For better or worse, my wines are always behind the curve because of storage - 47 to 53 degrees across the year. Very much clear in this wine. As someone else noted, this wine starts off red fruity and over time after opening becomes more black fruity - with some gravel stony notes. It is not as dense as other CDP's from this vintage, but it has more than an ample almost succulent finish, although in this case, still marked by tannin. Perhaps 3-4 years to peak, and then it just might be a stunner.
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Decanted for 3 hours. Very singular CDP. Old world style, but not a whole lot going on here. The fruit is muddled amidst the tough tannins that were present throughout the course of the bottle.
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To me, this wine is á point now. It has settled down, matured and integrated the sweet notes. The fruit speaks with a darker voice now then when it was young, the raspberries have turned into blackberries intertwined with plum and figs. The herbs are there, the seaweed, the feeling of nori. It has rained and made the stones where the vines grew wet. It's not heavy or difficult to drink, there's enough acidity and minerality to keep you reaching for the glass. Very good with lamb chops provencal style, but even better with a bit of gruyére for after.
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Medium ruby colour, raspberry, licorice and spice nose, cherry and earth taste with the spice coming through, nice balance and a good finish, drinking very well.
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Served this with grilled lamb and it was a slam dunk. It is still a puppy in terms of age, as is evident in the still remarkably present tannins on the finish. But being a 100% Grenache blend, I love this wine. Classic flavors of licorice, earth, garrigue and blackberries, this wine delivers in spades. Bosquet des Papes "A la Gloire de mon Grand-Père" is a home run wine for me in every vintage in CdP.
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Medium garnet. This wine is nicely textured. Deep ripe fruit and spice on the nose; tangy acidity, dry spice cake, minerally/earthy/cocoa follows into the moderate finish.
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Drank at a Rhone/Oz Grenache & Viognier tasting. Typical almost opaque ruby red color, quiet aromas of mineral driven complexity, rock powder, dried cherry, savory herbs, chocolate dust and rubber. Palate is very deep but young and voracious: too much green bean, burnt rubber and iodine characters dominated. Very typical, moderate acidity, soft, chewy tannins and high, almost balanced, alcohol. More enjoyable than 06 Yangarra Old Vine Grenache, but not by much. Needs time to integrate, soften and develop. Hold. Drink 2012-2020.
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At a winetasting we felt like have one more... Brought out this cndp, great one, good performance of whatever you like from that region, well what I love that from that region that is...
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A friend said to me (before I've opened my bottle) that the smell of the wine was like sticking the nose right into a bag of candy filled with raspberry boats and and sweet licorice. He couldn't be more right although I also pick up some fresh raw beef in the powerful and energetic scent. The wine shifts in majestic deep, vibrating red with a small, small edge of red brick. When tasting it I'm almost knocked over, it's a powerhouse with a complex taste of cherries and raspberries intermingled with some licorice and wood and once I think it's over the aftertaste hits just as hard again and ends in a nice pull in the jaws. It's medium-bodied with some acidity and tannins, it's thoroughly enjoyable and ready to drink now but I believe it'll benefit with a little bit of cellaring for better integration and slightly less acidity and fruitiness which willl let the secondary tastes shine even more clearly. Perfect match to tenderloin and cherry/red wine sauce.
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Munskänkarnas Månadsprovning Feb: Very concentrated strawberry lemonade with smoke, licorice, sausages and spices. Very powerful. Somewhat warm, with almost port-like feel. Too high volume for my taste.
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5/19/2023 - LeroyHilarious wrote:
Way passed its peak
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6/13/2021 - Two Winos wrote: 88 Points
Agree with prior recent note. Alcohol prevalent in front palette. Not balanced. Port-like nose. Sorry that I sat on this so long. Past its prime.
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3/17/2021 - cos65 Likes this wine: 92 Points
sb
Slightly turbid garnet ruby with a fair amount of age at the rim
Sweet brown sugary raspberry fruit.
Alcohol controlled, light tannins in the finish.
This is clearly on a decline but rather tasty tonight.
Hold or drink (relatively soonish)
Big YFS
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11/4/2017 - Wine4Life Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice ruby with slight bricking. Very open nose with candy apple dominating. Terrific balance and boy. Nice long finish, drinking perfectly. This is a great wine.
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10/17/2017 - cos65 Likes this wine:
Medium light scarlet colored.
Raspberry olive aromas
Lush dried raspberry flavors that linger on and on.
This is really quite lovely and delicious right now. Background of herbal mint, tarragon, marigold flavors. Really quite good.
Hard to imagine it getting any better
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11/10/2016 - Jeff Leve wrote: 91 Points
Fully mature and ready for prime time drinking, this lushly textured, round, open treat is packed with sweet, ripe, jammy, fresh, black raspberries, kirsch, garrigue and olive tapenade.
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4/28/2016 - brihprivat wrote: 91 Points
Tasted blind together with Vieux Donjon 2005. Both bottles were quite developes for 2005 CdP. Preferred the Vieux Donjon in style.
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3/2/2016 - cos65 Likes this wine:
Deep garnet colored.
Fairly tight on opening, but after 1 1/2 hours it opens up quite sweet raspberry and brown sugar flavors. Still with what seems like a big dose of oak on the finish, but very nice
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11/7/2015 - MarkLA wrote: 91 Points
Given 2 hours of slow ox then decanted 1 hour prior to dinner.
Upon opening, obvious aromas of merde dominate the nose & the palate is muddy. With some air, the nose & palate clean up, leaving a nice fruit note. We press on.
During dinner, the wine has deeply pitched notes of raspberry, dark brown sugar/molasses, some leather, tobacco, herbs, and crushed stone. The palate is clean, still quite primary with racy acidity and a long mineral finish. Beautiful and on its way to something good (91-93 pts).
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2/16/2015 - theusualsuspect wrote: 90 Points
Has emerged as the most atypical of the many 2005's Chateauneufs I've tasted. Crushed rock, but very much darker fruit, very much more opaque than most, and still surprisingly quite tannic. This Chateauneuf will if really well stored keep for many many years.
24 hours later still alive and well, but seems even more dark fruity. A long long life ahead for this wine.
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7/27/2014 - theusualsuspect wrote: 91 Points
Another 05 that still needs time - 4/5 years is my guess. Beautifully aromatic red fruit nose and almost a syrupy quality on the palate. Red fruit stony/minerally expression on the palate, but it is muted. A beautiful granache dominated CDP that's time isn't quite here. Opened and aired for almost two hours. We'll see what it offers tomorrow after sitting corked on the counter for a day.
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4/30/2014 - Finare Vinare wrote: 91 Points
Red-fruity and port-like nose, with great depth and aromas of dried raisins, strawberry jam, kirsch, liquorice and hot rocks. Smooth and rich on palate, low in acidity but mineral-salty, and obviously high in alcohol, without burning. Ready to go, it drinks well and seems able to keep for several years, but lacks a bit of vibrancy because of its low-acid balance. It didn't fulfil all the promises from its youth, and probably never will. Now something of a "dry Banyuls"... to go with cheese.
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1/27/2014 - theusualsuspect wrote: 91 Points
For better or worse, my wines are always behind the curve because of storage - 47 to 53 degrees across the year. Very much clear in this wine. As someone else noted, this wine starts off red fruity and over time after opening becomes more black fruity - with some gravel stony notes. It is not as dense as other CDP's from this vintage, but it has more than an ample almost succulent finish, although in this case, still marked by tannin. Perhaps 3-4 years to peak, and then it just might be a stunner.
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1/17/2014 - BordeauxBuff wrote: 87 Points
Decanted for 3 hours. Very singular CDP. Old world style, but not a whole lot going on here. The fruit is muddled amidst the tough tannins that were present throughout the course of the bottle.
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9/21/2013 - Billy Swan wrote:
To me, this wine is á point now. It has settled down, matured and integrated the sweet notes. The fruit speaks with a darker voice now then when it was young, the raspberries have turned into blackberries intertwined with plum and figs. The herbs are there, the seaweed, the feeling of nori. It has rained and made the stones where the vines grew wet. It's not heavy or difficult to drink, there's enough acidity and minerality to keep you reaching for the glass. Very good with lamb chops provencal style, but even better with a bit of gruyére for after.
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2/12/2013 - Wine4Life Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium ruby colour, raspberry, licorice and spice nose, cherry and earth taste with the spice coming through, nice balance and a good finish, drinking very well.
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7/5/2012 - steffenpelz wrote:
Served this with grilled lamb and it was a slam dunk. It is still a puppy in terms of age, as is evident in the still remarkably present tannins on the finish. But being a 100% Grenache blend, I love this wine. Classic flavors of licorice, earth, garrigue and blackberries, this wine delivers in spades. Bosquet des Papes "A la Gloire de mon Grand-Père" is a home run wine for me in every vintage in CdP.
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9/2/2011 - dekay wrote: 92 Points
Medium garnet. This wine is nicely textured. Deep ripe fruit and spice on the nose; tangy acidity, dry spice cake, minerally/earthy/cocoa follows into the moderate finish.
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8/15/2010 - sethmorgenlong wrote:
Drank at a Rhone/Oz Grenache & Viognier tasting. Typical almost opaque ruby red color, quiet aromas of mineral driven complexity, rock powder, dried cherry, savory herbs, chocolate dust and rubber. Palate is very deep but young and voracious: too much green bean, burnt rubber and iodine characters dominated. Very typical, moderate acidity, soft, chewy tannins and high, almost balanced, alcohol. More enjoyable than 06 Yangarra Old Vine Grenache, but not by much. Needs time to integrate, soften and develop. Hold. Drink 2012-2020.
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6/12/2010 - bboy wrote: 90 Points
At a winetasting we felt like have one more...
Brought out this cndp, great one, good performance of whatever you like from that region, well what I love that from that region that is...
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2/17/2009 - AndersZ wrote: 94 Points
A friend said to me (before I've opened my bottle) that the smell of the wine was like sticking the nose right into a bag of candy filled with raspberry boats and and sweet licorice. He couldn't be more right although I also pick up some fresh raw beef in the powerful and energetic scent. The wine shifts in majestic deep, vibrating red with a small, small edge of red brick. When tasting it I'm almost knocked over, it's a powerhouse with a complex taste of cherries and raspberries intermingled with some licorice and wood and once I think it's over the aftertaste hits just as hard again and ends in a nice pull in the jaws. It's medium-bodied with some acidity and tannins, it's thoroughly enjoyable and ready to drink now but I believe it'll benefit with a little bit of cellaring for better integration and slightly less acidity and fruitiness which willl let the secondary tastes shine even more clearly. Perfect match to tenderloin and cherry/red wine sauce.
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2/2/2009 - peblin wrote: 90 Points
Munskänkarnas Månadsprovning Feb: Very concentrated strawberry lemonade with smoke, licorice, sausages and spices. Very powerful. Somewhat warm, with almost port-like feel. Too high volume for my taste.
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6/16/2008 - goofy Yno wrote: 91 Points
spicy nose, rhubarb, spice earth,
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10/27/2007 - duchamp wrote:
Red Carpet Wine (Tasting) - Light in color, earthy/garrigue nose, sweet dark fruit palate with tons of spice, long finish (91-93)
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10/26/2007 - EMichels wrote: 91 Points
Red Carpet Wine Tasting: Great slightly sweet fruit nose; Carmel; Carmel
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6/9/2007 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 94 Points
32 Chateauneuf du Papes tasted, mainly '05 - inc'g Janasse, Mordoree, Usseglio (Beltramo's in Menlo Park, California): Focused brambly, cherry nose; big, ripe but balanced cherry, kirsch and black fruit palate with brambly notes; medium-plus finish 94 pts.
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