Started out very light in colour, but it picked up colour quickly to become medium ruby with nice bricking at the edges. Lovely nose of earthy cherry with slight garrigue, pine, leather and balsamic vinegar notes. The medium bodied palate had leather, plums, cherries and black licorice. There is no heat or over-ripeness at all, in fact it is a 'burgundian' style CDP: very elegant and well balanced, with nice acidity and complexity. A long finish too. Much better than I expected, and sorry that it is my only bottle. What a great surprise! This is excellent now, but will last - but probably not improve too much - over the next several years (A-/A).
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A great surprise here; tastes like a very, very young wine, very fresh and lively, no sign of heat, somewhat polished, but not overdone, a very civilized neuf with sweet fruit dominating with the local character present, but in the background. Certainly one of the best 2003's, I have tasted. This will go on ten years, but there are no hard edges now, so ...
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Definitely at peak drinking window. Nice notes of cherry liqueur and toasted herbs, classic silky texture, maybe a bit short on the finish but otherwise a good wine with a range of dishes at Cafe Bizou.
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(Domaine de la Charbonnière Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Mourre des Perdrix) Intriguing dark plum and ripe cherry nose; supple, ripe, elegant cherry and kirsch palate, a little chewy, though with firm tannins; medium finish
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2/19/2017 - gcarl wrote: 90 Points
Still nice, but I only got a quick sample at the blind tasting I hosted with 20+ wines from my cellar
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10/24/2015 - JohnSh wrote: 92 Points
Started out very light in colour, but it picked up colour quickly to become medium ruby with nice bricking at the edges. Lovely nose of earthy cherry with slight garrigue, pine, leather and balsamic vinegar notes. The medium bodied palate had leather, plums, cherries and black licorice. There is no heat or over-ripeness at all, in fact it is a 'burgundian' style CDP: very elegant and well balanced, with nice acidity and complexity. A long finish too. Much better than I expected, and sorry that it is my only bottle. What a great surprise! This is excellent now, but will last - but probably not improve too much - over the next several years (A-/A).
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12/18/2014 - beatles Likes this wine: 91 Points
A great surprise here; tastes like a very, very young wine, very fresh and lively, no sign of heat, somewhat polished, but not overdone, a very civilized neuf with sweet fruit dominating with the local character present, but in the background. Certainly one of the best 2003's, I have tasted. This will go on ten years, but there are no hard edges now, so ...
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11/2/2014 - IlonaN wrote: 89 Points
Definitely at peak drinking window. Nice notes of cherry liqueur and toasted herbs, classic silky texture, maybe a bit short on the finish but otherwise a good wine with a range of dishes at Cafe Bizou.
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11/8/2013 - kurishin wrote: 87 Points
Still fruit here with full integration and the tannins gone. It's just lacking complexity. Solid grenache.
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