2018 Alain Jaume Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieux Terron

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 92 points

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  3/24/2021 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Tasted blind. Med lemon, with some floaties. Med (+) aromas of ripe peach, aromatic white flowers, candied lemon zest, ripe melon, wet stone. No perceptible new oak. Dry, med acidity, med (+) to high alcohol (actually 14.5%), with a slight phenolic bitterness. Full body, med (+) flavor intensity and length. It seems to have a bit of age already, but is suitable for further aging.
  
  Old World, moderate to warm climate and fruit characteristics pointed to a N. Rhone Viognier. Not familiar enough with Marsanne-Roussanne blends to call them blind. Actually a 40% Roussanne and 60% Clairette Blanc blend, which explains the more pronounced sweet floral aromas.

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  3/24/2021 - Heynetty Likes this wine:

  4thWednesdays - BK in Mad March (ZOOM!): Tasted Blind
  
  A: Medium Lemon
  N: Pronounced nose (BK called med +) of FENNEL, ripe apple, ripe lemon, ripe peach, fresh jasmine and a whiff of cinnamon and certainly some wet stone.
  P: Dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol.....whoops, BK says high, pronounced intensity, full body, medium (+) length
  C: Suitable for ageing with the intensity and plenty of primary fruit available for conversion and the alcohol with really assist in keeping the wine friesh as it ages. Balanced aromas in Primaries through tertiaries. Intensity and complexity here with more to come. Length is a good contributor to the Outstanding Quality wine here.
  
  Guesses:
  I thought Viognier or a Marsanne/Rousanne blend from the Rhone. Maybe an Hermitage Blanc?
  
  Mistakes:
  Hermitage Blanc is much more savory/umami than this.
  
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  This was 40% Rousanne and 60% Clairette Blanc
  
  Rousanne:
  Mid ripening. Does well in stoney calcareous soils. susceptible to wind, heat, powdery mildew, thrips, mites and botrytis bunch rot.
  Makes elegant wines, more perfumed than Marsanne and less productive. It is permitted in white CDP, unlike Marsanne. It has more pronounced aromas than its counterpart. These are of perfume (verbena), white blossom and is higher in acidity than Marsanne so better for ageing.
  
  Clairette Blanc:
  Vigorous vine needing to be pruned very short. Loves poor dry calcareous soil. Withstands wind and has no need for staking. Is prone to early oxidation so used as a mixer grape in CDPb, rarely as 100%. Domaine Saint Prefert use 100% old vine Clairette Blanc to make their CDPb
  Makes crisp mineral wines

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