2016 Domaine Chante Cigale Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  8/30/2023 - Venice Al wrote:

  Decanted 90 minutes. Medium ruby. Quite tart, medium bodied. garrigue, spicy, cinnamon, dark fruit- dark plums, black berry. Young and Hot -alcohol 15? (Upon looking 15.5).
  Not my style and too alcoholic for me, but okay with Langer’s Pastrami and sick rye bread from the Underground Bakery.

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  7/27/2023 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points

  A recent 2016 Janasse Chaupin showed some raisiny fruit which I did not expect from the vintage so I decided to pull a few 16’s from the cellar to check in. Opens with notes of red berry fruit, licorice, pepper and lavender. Full-bodied, with flavors of red fruit and peppery spice, and just a hint of red plum as well. By the two hour mark the fruit has taken on a bit darker profile, but still nothing hinting at raisin or prune.

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  12/24/2022 - davidspieker wrote: 88 Points

  Dark red and cloudy. Minimal musty aromas. Dark berry and cherry flavors with some olive and leather on a juicy finish.

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  11/11/2021 - Portland Seth Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Black raspberry, kirsch, baking spice, hint of garrigue, chalk. Solid but overripe. Not enough garrigue, too much kirsch

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  10/18/2021 - daveyk39 wrote: 92 Points

  90m air. Deep ruby color. Offers cherry, olive, white pepper, fresh asphalt and cured meat. Mature and graceful, rich, with a satin mouthfeel and polished tannins. Red and black fruit on entry, pepper and olive notes through the finish. Turned out to be a fairly high-class ground beef taco pairing.

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