Beautiful dark & earthy wine with a mouthful of wild herbs, barnyard notes and dried / aged meats with exotic animal scents. Good pairing with bacon but less so with duck. Solid cork but throws a lot of sediment; although I wouldn't decant this wine... I poured it slowly from the bottle and worked out the nasty bits. Filtering is also a good option. Drink now!
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Popped for xmas and it's corked and dead in the water. Per my notes, not the first time this has happened with this same bottle, and the last was in 2014. Bad news!
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(Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chantemerle) Dark cherry red color with thick, clear meniscus; cocoa powder, rip plum, kirsch and clove nose; chocolatey, mature tasting tart cherry with sous bois; long finish 94+ pts.
2/15/2024 - europat55 wrote: 89 Points
Nose: 89; Palate: 89
My #6; Group's #7; Tasted Blind.
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2/1/2023 - Sperls Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great aged cndp. All that you want with dark fruits, herbs, tar, bit of plum, medium finish. Ready to drink now.
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12/21/2022 - Sanlucar Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful dark & earthy wine with a mouthful of wild herbs, barnyard notes and dried / aged meats with exotic animal scents. Good pairing with bacon but less so with duck. Solid cork but throws a lot of sediment; although I wouldn't decant this wine... I poured it slowly from the bottle and worked out the nasty bits. Filtering is also a good option. Drink now!
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1/29/2022 - Georgenp Likes this wine: 93 Points
Maybe a bit late but nice garrigue.Dried flowers still lively, good depth. Still balanced. Fun to drink. Tannins resolved but still decent grip.
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12/25/2021 - cephomer wrote: flawed
Popped for xmas and it's corked and dead in the water. Per my notes, not the first time this has happened with this same bottle, and the last was in 2014. Bad news!
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