2010 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de mon Aïeul

Community Tasting Notes (119) Avg Score: 94.5 points

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  4/4/2024 - tantotinto wrote: 94 Points

  Tasted initially after an hour in a decanter. Smooth, savory and juicy. Full flavored but not big, Blackberry, blueberry and spice. More mellow and elegant than I expected. A touch of sweet and licorice. A very satisfying wine.

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  4/2/2024 - NBouras915 Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  Last 2 bottles were pruny. I won't try this guy again

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  3/4/2024 - Eudemis Does not like this wine:

  14.5% alcohol. Pure Grenache according to the domaine's website. Dark colour all the way to the rim.
  The nose is rich, but all the fruit is cooked, and there are even definite notes of Port (this is without decanting of course). The mouth is powerful, largely carried by the alcohol (which might well exceed the stated percentage); the cooked aspect of the fruit is more acceptable than on the nose, but the wine lacks elegance and balance. There is a definite sweet note in the finish.
  I have gone off this style of wine completely, and I would rank this bottle several notches below l'Or de Line 2018 which is the last CndP that I had.
  Not a repeat purchase. Whatever critic influenced me to purchase this wine at release was hopelessly misguided, and I was silly to follow his advice.
  
  PS: looking back at my previous note from three years ago, I see that I was more positive at the time. Either the evolution of the wine has been unfavourable, or the two bottles showed variation, or my tastes have changed (unlikely to that extent, as I have never liked Port notes in my unfortified wines).

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  2/28/2024 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points

  Any Rhone (A Side Public House): A lot of dried fruit, some tobacco, quite big.

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  2/25/2024 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points

  Monthly Tasting Group: All the Rhones (A - Side Public House, St. Paul, MN): Very dark red color. Small glass over an hour plus. This kind of took awhile to come around. I was disappointed at first. Though every time I went back to it, it seemed to be a bit better. By an hour, I thought this was in a pretty good spot. Red fruit on the nose, shellac, dense and full boded, youthful for its age, dark fruit palate, more earth and leather notes come and a deeper sense of damp earth over time. I think this will improve further. 91+ to 92(+)pts.

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