2006 Saint Cosme Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  9/23/2023 - wicozani wrote:

  Our last bottle opened straight out of the cellar. One of our favorite wineries. A very discrete nose with faint red berries and minerals. On the palate, very dry with still present tannins, revealing a watered down cherry and red currant along with asparagus, which then tries to be disguised as a Rijoa with vanillic American oak on the finish. Unfortunately, in its elder state it is very fruit poor and falling apart. Well past time to have consumed this.
  
  UPDATE: decanted this and the asparagus note resolved. Still bricked around the edges and a very dilute body. But, contributed to a very nice edition of braised beef stew, so not all was lost.

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  5/31/2022 - Armando B wrote: 90 Points

  Fully mature bottle. Dark fruit and tobacco, along with a mineral note. Tannins resolved. Good balance. For near term consumption.

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  9/7/2018 - Magnum PI Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Brookie and I shared this bottle undecanted with our friend Breanna at Vincenzo's. I am a very big fan of St. Cosme, and have visited the winery. I love this label, and am probably a bit biased, but I think everything they make is really good and a great value. So, bear that in mind when taking my thoughts into consideration.
  
  The bottle is in a great spot, and in my opinion, is not likely to improve. Our waitress left the bottle unopened on the table for 20 minutes, and Vincenzo's doesn't have decanters, so I think that may have been a factor, because the wine did open with time. Very smooth, not as rustic as other bottles I have had. Dark fruit, cassis, not the usual raspberry and garrigue I usually detect.
  
  The nose was nothing special, but that may be because of the lack of air initially. I was with two beautiful women who had my attention, so I did not notice how the nose developed with time, but I do recall that the finish was maybe 45 seconds and was well done. Drink this one over the next 5 years.

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  1/2/2017 - Paradigm Media wrote: 87 Points

  Surprisingly rich and lively. Great with NYE lamb chops

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  6/19/2016 - greidy Likes this wine: 94 Points

  What a treat this wine is...!
  Dark ruby color, white very narrow rim, medium body. Nose: opens with cherries and plums, dark berries, some dark jam, cedar, spices with very noticeable lavender.
  On the palate: tasty, silky, balanced - everything in place, fresh, structured and tasty (again :-). Long finish - 40 seconds plus.
  I think this is very good time to open and enjoy this wine, although it may even improve a bit more in couple of years.

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