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2001 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
| Vintage | 2001 |  Label 1 of 12   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Clos des Papes (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Rhone Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Rhône | ||
| SubRegion | Southern Rhône | ||
| Appellation | Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 93.2 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 137 notes) | |
| Tasted by azahoner on 2/2/2010 & rated 95 points: Impressive wine. Burgundian in style, good red/maroon colour, not completely clean, with good concentration. The nose is dominated by truffle and animal notes. The palate is clean, fresh and defined by its acidity and tannic structure. Silky and powerful at the same time. Terroir term not only appears on the label. Not an easy way wine. (749 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 1/9/2010 & rated 87 points: Football & Chateauneuf du Papes @ Howard's 2010 (Old Greenwich, CT): Cranberries and warm stones. The structure was a bit spikey here for me. Either not enough decanting or this needs time. Nice wine, though... shows promise. (787 views) | |
| Tasted by grenier on 1/3/2010 & rated 93 points: (703 views) | |
| Tasted by the godfather on 1/3/2010 flawed bottle: slightly flawed but still tasty, damn it! (899 views) | |
| Tasted by Jwobkk on 1/3/2010 flawed bottle: Cork was soaked to the top with mold growing on top. Slightly flawed unfortunately. Enjoyable but damn I have bad luck with expensive bottles. :( (914 views) | |
| Tasted by MauriceE on 1/2/2010 & rated 93 points: Still needs time, but can be enjoyed now (decant!). Refined, classy nose, broad on the palate, quite long. Fine. (857 views) | |
| Tasted by Barbalax on 12/31/2009 & rated 95 points: What a fresh wine! The citrus acidity and stemmy greeness is just wonderful with the sweet ripe cherries. Every sip is different. Best Chateauneuf in my life so far. Elegance, balance and wild thing. (859 views) | |
| Tasted by beachbum on 12/19/2009 & rated 91 points: this wine was my favorite of the 2000;s, it was very concentrated and still a baby, but not overshadowed by alcohol and size give it 5+ years yet (1265 views) | |
| Tasted by pbaek on 12/15/2009: 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape single blind tasting (Rothmann's Steakhouse, New York): Medium red color. Nose of very sweet, kirschy Grenache. Expressive, pure fruit wit good clairty. Subtle red cherry/raspberry fruit combined with spices on the palate. Great structure and balance. Once again I was led to believe this could be Rayas, but no, this was the Clos des Papes. Closing up in the glass which suggest this is still a baby and need some time in the cellar. Fantastic wine. (1370 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/30/2009 & rated 93 points: 2001 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Frankrijk, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Kleur: Diep donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Aantrekkelijk bouquet met een nog opvallend levendig en opvallend fruitig karakter, donker fruit, ook wat grafiet / potloodslijpsel. Smaak / Afdronk: Opvallend krachtige, frisse en krachtige zuren, nog royaal aanwezige maar prettige tannines. Veel concentratie en lengte. Algemeen / potentieel: Zeker voor de leeftijd een opvallend frisse en krachtige wijn. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Smaak / Afdronk: 18 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 93/100 (2016 views) | |
| Tasted by AllRed on 11/18/2009 & rated 89 points: Flickinger Wines Customer Appreciation Tasting (The Casino Club, Chicago, Illinois): Crimson color. Aromas of lavender and stewed tomato. Medium-bodied, with flavors of lavender and licorice with underlying qualities of stewed red fruit. Two bottles at this tasting showed similar stewed tones. (1953 views) | |
| Tasted by geoffucla on 11/14/2009 & rated 90 points: A bit underwhelming, actually. Decanted for 2 hours plus a vinturi. Slightly orange hued, but clear. Mid-light bodied with average CdP flavors. Very similar to the 2001 Guigal CdP. Not remotely like the other vintages of Clos des Papes that I've had. This bottle was bought on auction, so possibly this had some prior heat damage. As is, it was a 90. A good wine, but nothing special and not what I was expecting. (2182 views) | |
| Tasted by Finare Vinare on 11/5/2009 & rated 95 points: (1663 views) | |
| Tasted by GZ3 on 10/26/2009 flawed bottle: most likely corked (2526 views) | |
| Tasted by TheRikker on 10/15/2009 & rated 94 points: This is still dark purple in the glass. Outstanding nose of raspberry, garrigue, spice, and a bit of white pepper. This wine needed some time to open up, as it kept improving over the next couple of hours. Really needs a few more hours to show it's stuff. This was explosive on the palate with flavors of raspberry, kirsch, spice, and herb. Absolutely perfectly balanced with the fruit, acidity and the subtle but powerful tannic backbone bringing it all together . This was a beautiful wine that is drinking great now and will continue to do so for many years to come. (2337 views) | |
| Tasted by chaos on 10/9/2009 & rated 92 points: Lovely nose. I only wish that I had left in the cellar a few more years. Quite tight. Only gave it an hour to open up. (2506 views) | |
| Tasted by KPB on 10/6/2009 & rated 97 points: The wine needed air; if you pull a cork, try the method "Audouze" and let it breath very slowly for 12 hours. At first it seemed tight and a bit acidic but then softened dramatically. Deep purple, slightly tawny rim, incredible nose has framboise liqueur, thyme, spice cake, toffee -- really wild aromatics, although again, these evolved quite a bit between when the cork was pulled and now. Sweet fruit, rich, yet with the acidity and tannins to balance. Not at all hot (a flaw I find in some vintages of this wine), with dramatic length. I can see that last time I tried this (January) I didn't let it breath remotely long enough, and it shows in my old score (93). So to enjoy what this is about, give it time! (2763 views) | |
| Tasted by jonphillips on 10/4/2009 & rated 92 points: (2150 views) | |
| Tasted by amred on 10/3/2009 & rated 95 points: Drank as part of 8 bottle (2000/2001) ChdP tasting. Along with beaucastel, wine of the night. Again, even though 2001 (not 2000), was very accessible and sweet on the nose--no barnyard. Rich fruit, very smooth, and as others have said, not so typical a ChdP. But everyone loved it. We got tons of fruit, but very elegant. (2506 views) | |
| Tasted by aof on 9/18/2009 & rated 96 points: TN-2000/2001 CdP: Elegant, velvety, balanced and endlessly aromatic. Very Burgundian. It lacks the complexity of the Pegau and the intensity of the Beaucastel, but more than makes up with its poise and finesse. This is really splitting hairs, I suspect on a different night the roles might be reversed. However, unlike the Pagau and Beaucastel, I'm unsure there is much upside to the wine. (2890 views) | |
| Tasted by bon vivant on 9/15/2009: This was tossed into a decanter and served immediately - lots of power and dark fruit holding great promise, Massive extraction but tight. I kept on thinking this should have been decanted properly and I would definitely keep my hands off this big bruiser for at least 3 years if not 5. (2806 views) | |
| Tasted by beezer6 on 9/5/2009 & rated 95 points: Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Cloudy uncious stew-like blend of spicy red fruit, dried herbs, earth and light pepper. Bay leaf, sage, dark cranberry and cherry aromas with a classic Southern Rhone palate. Finish is ultra streamlined and extremely elegant and enjoyable. This is a wine for the ages. The definition of a classically made Chateauneuf. Wonderful. Probably my favorite CdP to date. (2877 views) | |
| Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 9/4/2009 & rated 96 points: Deep red-garnet with garnet rim. Clean, very intense nose of raspberries, black cherries, garrigue, cloves and underbrush. Full-bodied on the palate, with medium acidity, medium sweet tannins and flavors mirroring the nose. The middle palate is solid and the finish goes on and on. Very nice, well-structured Chateauneuf! Drink now-12/16. (2793 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 9/4/2009 & rated 94 points: (2321 views) | |
| Tasted by Eric on 8/31/2009 & rated 93 points: Stellar. Soaring nose, raspberry, provencale herbs and a hint of white pepper. The palate, oh the palate, spicy, pomegranate, bit of pine needle, nice Grenache elements, a little bit of bitterness towards the back end but more in a bittersweet way than a forced way. This works really well. Still quite young but awfully pleasurable. (3125 views) | |
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About red wine On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône) Southern Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation Another site on this appellation |
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