1998 Famille Brunier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine La Roquète

Community Tasting Notes (43) Median Score: 90 points

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  6/11/2020 - David J Cooper wrote: 90 Points

  Clear light red with browning. Aged red berry, thyme, nutmeg and warm earth nose. Dry fading nutmeg and berry flavours and a dry resolved finish.
  
  This wine drank very nicely and held together in the glass. A wine that has been through an identity crisis. Name changes, spelling changes ( this bottle was spelt ROQUETTE) and switched vineyards with Piedlong. At this point it was it’s own domaine. That changed soon after.

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  12/23/2019 - moany rhoney wrote: 90 Points

  Spirit nose, tobacco and berry and long dry finish
  At the end of drinking window but lovely now.

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  12/4/2019 - Old Joe Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This wine displays a fine balance of fruit, acidity and tannins.a lingering pleasant finish to complete the experience. Sorry that i only had one (1) bottle but that’s life.

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  12/8/2018 - RISM Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Brick colour, but quite translucent, almost Burgundy-like. Nose still predominantly cherries, forest floor and Eucalyptus. In mouth the sweetness first hits you, tannins now softened, and then the richness and roundness of a mature CNdP. Agree with the last review - this has definitely improved with age (and more so with air-time - after an hour in decanter even better). Lovely accompaniment to a hearty winter lamb hot-pot !

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  2/14/2018 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 91 Points

  Wonderful CNdP! Mature notes of Syrah, Grenache, loads of garrigue-ness (is that even a word?!) spread across a smooth balanced wine of finesse, depth and length. Bottle did not make it past dinner.....
  
  To those earlier reviewers who said this was shot - check your storage conditions. At nearly 20 years this wine was drinking very very well.

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