2015 Château Sixtine Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  1/2/2023 - ephorn Does not like this wine: 80 Points

  The balance is off. Harsh palate. Too much astringency. Not sure that it will improve.

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  10/15/2019 - JackCali Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Interesting dark fruits, moderate tannin

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  6/9/2019 - ieatprawnsss wrote:

  PnP at a friend's pre-holiday barbecue. Nose was classic CdP, red fruit, sweet spices and garrigue. Palate felt slightly off-balance and had a distinct dullness / bitter quality, but likely due to the fact it was poorly paired with the food served. Previous bottle that we drank standalone was more inviting, so will not put a rating to this.

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  4/20/2019 - JerM wrote: 92 Points

  The Great 2019 Easter Marathon!; 4/17/2019-4/26/2019 (Sydney): Rich, juicy, milk chocolate. Rich sweet berries. Layered, fine resolved tannin. Black Forest cake!
  (last bottle!)

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  10/17/2018 - InternationalWineReport wrote: 93 Points

  The 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a fantastic showing from the Diffonty family. This instantly opens to vivid aromas of blackberries, cherries and dark plums, which are woven together with spice cake, black olives, smoke and hints of violet nuances all coming together in the glass. On the palate this is full-bodied, displaying remarkable overall concentration and depth, with a core of ripe red and dark fruits expanding through the wine. Well balanced and beautifully textured, this continues to impress as it finishes long and velvety. Today, this is already quite impressive, however it will ultimately benefit from a bit more bottle age before it begins to show its full potential. (Best 2019-2030)

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