2004 Château de la Gardine Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (45) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  10/9/2022 - whitemice Likes this wine:

  According to Robert Parker: "The 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape is actually one of the more forward wines La Gardine has made in a number of years. It is dark ruby, has excellent chocolatey pain grille notes intermixed with espresso, sweet cherry, and blackberry. The wine is soft, deep, with excellent purity and should drink nicely for up to a decade." (02/07) According to Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Ruby-red. Strong kirsch and dark plum on the nose, with a dark chocolate accent. Ripe and fleshy, with dark fruit flavors framed by solid tannin..

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  12/17/2016 - W-MI-oenophile wrote: 91 Points

  Spice nose cloves, limestone. Slightly earthy taste with sweet dried fruit taste and mellow finish

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  3/20/2015 - danstrings Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Developed nicely in six years. Good earthy dusty brambly fruit. Pretty silky at this point with a hint of fruit and herbs.

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  1/19/2015 - tom_wine Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Decanted for about 40 minutes. Dried herbs, ripe raspberries and black berries, fine tannins and a hint of tobacco and licorice.

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  5/18/2014 - tom_wine wrote: 82 Points

  Once a glorious wine, this has faded. Fruit dried and short lasting. Raspberries and spice dominate the palate, but tannins have disappeared and little acidity left.

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