2010 Domaine Font de Courtedune Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  6/24/2023 - bacchus wrote: 89 Points

  shared with pat at selkirk manor. i continue to prune the cellar of bottles with past due drink by dates. this is a wine that marty s. and I first tasted at Novita. Marty i did not purchase at that time. marty gifted this bottle to me in 2017 when visiting the house. i was holding on to it to share with him on a subsequent occasion as i knew that he liked the wine better than i did. somehow, the opportunity to do that in a timely manner never came about as i know that he prefers to drink his wines early in their development. additionally, the wine got "lost in the cellar" due to lack of feedback from others. i decided to drink this bottle without him as i feared it might be teetering. no formal notes. although chateauneuf is not my favorite region, this bottle showed well and appears to be a credible example of its type. marty is most likely attracted to the sweetness in this wine which, for me, detracts from the enjoyability of the tasting experience. all things considered, i believe that this wine is at its apogee and should be consumed soon.

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  11/24/2019 - oldwines wrote: 88 Points

  Tasted over several hours and used for deglazing and cooking my beef Stroganoff. Nearly opaque garnet-crimson. Nose is slightly gamy with black fruit and a little spice. Palate is thinner than the wine looks with a bitter edge that seems to dissipate a little with air. Then it gets a little bit more floral. Finish is very short and thin with just a touch of tobacco. Not bad but rather pedestrian.

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  5/3/2018 - bacchus wrote: 89 Points

  Brought to dinner at Mezzaluna by Marty S. A credible CNdP but a bit too sweet for me. Especially when paired with Italian food. We were introduced to this wine at Novita walk around tasting. Marty appears to like the wine more than i do so I let him enjoy the lion's share.

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  12/28/2016 - busboy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Popular with almost everyone. Strong barnyard, leather, even mushroom on the nose. Wonderfully succulent flavour with fruit and savoury components, almost sweet, great length and very harmonious. Top stuff.

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