If this is a poor vintage of Chateauneuf-du-pape then sign me up! At 26 years of age, this wine is still drinking beautifully. The color is lighter with some amber along the edge but nothing wrong with that. Beautiful nose clear on the evolved side, dominated by spicy, mineral and earthy side with plenty of evolved fruit remaining. If you're looking for a "fresh fruit bomb" this isn't it ; thankfully... The wine is clearly on the lighter side in terms of texture with the fruit drying up. So lively, long finish, a very elegant wine. A treat!
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Palish bright translucent red color with trace of cloudiness; some nice briary red cherry fruit still; very pleasant forest floor and candied red fruit palate; very much alive still bit with interesting complexity to show for its aging. Softly textured despite some evident acidity which is holding things together. Showing nicely.
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Getting towards the end of its life. Not a lot of primary fruit remaining. Lighter bodied Grenache blend with plenty of spice and acidity....good drinking with Xmas lunch of smoked quail, ham, duck and turkey.
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Last of a case. Garnet with some diffuse clearing. Nose of roasted meats, garrigue and pepper. Very smooth with some traces of black pepper and sour cherry still present on the palate. A graceful end to the life of this case.
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So much better than the last. Drunk out of a Dasani sport bottle smuggled into Avatar. Beautiful wine, in secondaries, full, garrigue, hmmmmmmm. John Gilman's note is perfect for this bottle.
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7/29/2020 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 92 Points
If this is a poor vintage of Chateauneuf-du-pape then sign me up!
At 26 years of age, this wine is still drinking beautifully.
The color is lighter with some amber along the edge but nothing wrong with that.
Beautiful nose clear on the evolved side, dominated by spicy, mineral and earthy side with plenty of evolved fruit remaining. If you're looking for a "fresh fruit bomb" this isn't it ; thankfully...
The wine is clearly on the lighter side in terms of texture with the fruit drying up. So lively, long finish, a very elegant wine.
A treat!
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7/30/2018 - jmoore431 wrote: 91 Points
Palish bright translucent red color with trace of cloudiness; some nice briary red cherry fruit still; very pleasant forest floor and candied red fruit palate; very much alive still bit with interesting complexity to show for its aging. Softly textured despite some evident acidity which is holding things together. Showing nicely.
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12/24/2012 - peter.mancell@mfg.com.au Likes this wine: 91 Points
Getting towards the end of its life. Not a lot of primary fruit remaining.
Lighter bodied Grenache blend with plenty of spice and acidity....good
drinking with Xmas lunch of smoked quail, ham, duck and turkey.
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4/10/2011 - Mistress of Wine wrote:
Last of a case. Garnet with some diffuse clearing. Nose of roasted meats, garrigue and pepper. Very smooth with some traces of black pepper and sour cherry still present on the palate. A graceful end to the life of this case.
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1/23/2010 - Brad L wrote:
So much better than the last. Drunk out of a Dasani sport bottle smuggled into Avatar. Beautiful wine, in secondaries, full, garrigue, hmmmmmmm. John Gilman's note is perfect for this bottle.
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