Decanted this. It’s tawny with medium legs and while it had quite a woody edge on the nose at first, that gave way over a few hours and it really opened up. Still a lot of dark cherry, blueberry, cinnamon, and the finish is decently long. While it’s undoubtedly past its best, I’m really enjoying it.
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Cellared at proper temp since release. Decanted and aerated before serving. Lovely color and nose. Smooth and medium body. Great in the mouth. Served with roasted duck. Outstanding.
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This bottle surprised by the amount of structure compared to the impression of the last taster. The gorgeous cherry fruit of its youth has given way to more savoury notes. Nothing sweet yet about this as for instance the Clos des Papes 2001 demonstrates.
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Tasted during our monthly "diner francophone", tonight's topic: CdP. Expressive nose of strawberry rum pot. The wine is lactic on the palate, quite sweet an palate filling. Good aromatics but I wish for more structure and freshness.
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5/28/2023 - peolsf Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted this. It’s tawny with medium legs and while it had quite a woody edge on the nose at first, that gave way over a few hours and it really opened up. Still a lot of dark cherry, blueberry, cinnamon, and the finish is decently long. While it’s undoubtedly past its best, I’m really enjoying it.
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10/5/2018 - paulg936 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Cellared at proper temp since release. Decanted and aerated before serving. Lovely color and nose. Smooth and medium body. Great in the mouth. Served with roasted duck. Outstanding.
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10/16/2016 - rwpalmer wrote: 90 Points
This bottle surprised by the amount of structure compared to the impression of the last taster. The gorgeous cherry fruit of its youth has given way to more savoury notes. Nothing sweet yet about this as for instance the Clos des Papes 2001 demonstrates.
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6/3/2016 - Collector1855 wrote: 90 Points
Tasted during our monthly "diner francophone", tonight's topic: CdP. Expressive nose of strawberry rum pot. The wine is lactic on the palate, quite sweet an palate filling. Good aromatics but I wish for more structure and freshness.
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3/22/2016 - AtoZ wrote:
Yuck. Dried and yet overripe. Tannic. Maybe a bad bottle. Cork stuck / broke. Not a fan. Bottle states 15.5 %. That could be the issue for me.
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