2009 Les Halos de Jupiter Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  10/31/2020 - KristianT Likes this wine: 92 Points

  2009 Les Halos de Jupiter Chateauneuf du Pape. Perfectly mature - teal colour on the rim. Philippe Cambie's Les Halos de Jupiter series are modern wines but with a great respect for the terroir. This is the first I try with this much age and IT is really in a good spot now and I don't think it will evolve much further as it is still somewhat fruit driven. Really appealing and delightful (and deceptively easy to drink) - not a traditional CNdP but a great bottle of wine nonetheless.

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  1/12/2020 - beatles wrote:

  Pruny and cooked - this is basicly gone - don't think, this was an off bottle, this is the wine, I'm afraid.
  #Ratschaksvej#GoodbyeToAllThat

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  12/2/2016 - DawgByte Likes this wine: 91 Points

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  I would suspect a fairly high content of Grenache and good amount of Mouvedre in this CdP, with signature anise and cranberry compote notes on the nose. There's quite a bit going on here - fruit and terrior on the nose, which is very pleasant. The nose also has nice baking spices, cocoa and a slight hint of forest floor. A 91 is a very good score and I might have gone higher if I hadn't detected alcohol on the nose. At 14.5% alcohol it's bold.
  
  On the palate this wine is showing very good structure with medium acidity and medium plus tannins. I picked up more cranberry compote on the palate along with ripe cherry, casis, dried herbs and earth notes. The finish was not lingering, but I liked the texture, which coated well. The star of this show is the nose, which outshines the sensation on the palate. I suspect this will be a different wine tomorrow as it opens to O2.

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  11/7/2015 - Jeff Leve wrote: 91 Points

  Medium bodied, elegant, soft style of Chateauneuf du Pape that is filled with fresh, ripe, sweet, cherries, kirsch, thyme and earthy notes. This is already drinking well.

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  6/26/2015 - rm97 wrote: 92 Points

  took 90 minutes but what a lovely wine

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