Impressive wine - it's very big (15.5% alcohol), and somehow conveys that with a sense of restraint and finesse that I find surprising for CdP. The flavours are very red fruited - all cherries, raspberries, and kirsch with light herbal and earthy accents. It's definitely ripe, but there's nothing confected or jammy about the fruit flavours which have a nice sense of freshness to them. Enjoyed this, though given the size/scale it's not a wine I'd reach for often.
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Decanted 1.5 Hours & would have done well to decant longer for as dinner went on the wine complexity & profile changed from soft tightness to mellow balance. Initial pour provides full cherry nose w/nicely balanced legs. On the palate nice soft leather, full ripe plums & soft cherries. Nice finish.
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Decanted for almost 2.5 hours. Aromas of raspberry Grenache, iron, white pepper, licorice and smoked herbs. Flavors of raspberry, melted chocolate, cherry, licorice and hint of plum. Ends with a 25-30 second finish with cherry and raspberry notes. Nice wine.
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I rarely drink Chateauneuf, but I have to say this is fabulous. Aromas of chambord, kirsch, blackberry jam and juicy plums, spice cabinet, subtle lavender and dried rose petals, a little olive, nori and green tobacco too. Powerful and thick on the palate, beautiful warmth and resonance, very fruity and ripe, quite tannic as well, acids come through somehow, there's great focus and concentration here. Long and saturating finish, with beautiful integration of alcohol heat and genuinely spicy/herbal flavors, plus exuberant and extraordinarliy fragrant fruit that just won't give up. I wanna say that this needs 5 years, and that I can imagine it will be most interesting in 15 to 20+, but it is so delicious right now!
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Fresh, floral and focused on its core of elegant, sweet, red fruits, the wine leaves you with a beautiful, spicy kirsch note that resonates. This will be easy to enjoy on release. Drink from 2022 - 2033
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Solaire, gorgé de fruit et sur une aromatique très typique de garrigues, épices et fruits noirs. Bâti pour la garde et pourrait gagner en finesse, ça demeure déjà délicieux à ce stade.
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Juicy, dense, concentrated, focused - and much too young. Has fine local feel, the Grencahe lingers throughout, and puntres will like this with a good lamb dish - real Rhône-lovers should wait.
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6/16/2023 - salil wrote: 89 Points
Impressive wine - it's very big (15.5% alcohol), and somehow conveys that with a sense of restraint and finesse that I find surprising for CdP. The flavours are very red fruited - all cherries, raspberries, and kirsch with light herbal and earthy accents. It's definitely ripe, but there's nothing confected or jammy about the fruit flavours which have a nice sense of freshness to them. Enjoyed this, though given the size/scale it's not a wine I'd reach for often.
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1/29/2023 - casaallora Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted 1.5 Hours & would have done well to decant longer for as dinner went on the wine complexity & profile changed from soft tightness to mellow balance. Initial pour provides full cherry nose w/nicely balanced legs. On the palate nice soft leather, full ripe plums & soft cherries. Nice finish.
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1/13/2023 - Ruach wrote: 87 Points
Dark purple fruit and sweet aromas dominate the smell. It has a sweet, slightly acidic tang in flavor. Some light tannin on the back of the tounge.
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1/13/2023 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted for almost 2.5 hours. Aromas of raspberry Grenache, iron, white pepper, licorice and smoked herbs. Flavors of raspberry, melted chocolate, cherry, licorice and hint of plum. Ends with a 25-30 second finish with cherry and raspberry notes. Nice wine.
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3/11/2022 - viniferatu Likes this wine:
I rarely drink Chateauneuf, but I have to say this is fabulous. Aromas of chambord, kirsch, blackberry jam and juicy plums, spice cabinet, subtle lavender and dried rose petals, a little olive, nori and green tobacco too. Powerful and thick on the palate, beautiful warmth and resonance, very fruity and ripe, quite tannic as well, acids come through somehow, there's great focus and concentration here. Long and saturating finish, with beautiful integration of alcohol heat and genuinely spicy/herbal flavors, plus exuberant and extraordinarliy fragrant fruit that just won't give up. I wanna say that this needs 5 years, and that I can imagine it will be most interesting in 15 to 20+, but it is so delicious right now!
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3/10/2022 - BrionHammond wrote: 91 Points
Obviously too young. Very dark in the expression at the time. Will improve over the years
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1/9/2022 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
Fresh, floral and focused on its core of elegant, sweet, red fruits, the wine leaves you with a beautiful, spicy kirsch note that resonates. This will be easy to enjoy on release. Drink from 2022 - 2033
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12/27/2021 - ludwigbpm wrote: 93 Points
Solaire, gorgé de fruit et sur une aromatique très typique de garrigues, épices et fruits noirs. Bâti pour la garde et pourrait gagner en finesse, ça demeure déjà délicieux à ce stade.
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9/10/2021 - beatles wrote: 93 Points
Juicy, dense, concentrated, focused - and much too young. Has fine local feel, the Grencahe lingers throughout, and puntres will like this with a good lamb dish - real Rhône-lovers should wait.
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