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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.2 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jmoore431 on 9/29/2020 & rated 91 points: Medium garnet color with large clear rim; very nice perfumed nose of red fruit and garrigue; soft texture and mouthfeel with plenty of acid to carry a nice finish. Quite nice! (580 views) | | | Tasted by redders on 7/19/2015 & rated 87 points: Mature colour. Still lively nose mature. Fruit at first then became a bit sharp then medicinal after an hour or so. Barely hanging on (1180 views) | | | Tasted by Regina on 8/27/2011 & rated 89 points: Decanted, and drunk straight away. Lots of fine sediment. Light garnet, fading to amber at the rim.
Pure fruit on the nose with not a hint of old Rhone funk. A juicy touch of acidity at first followed by a sweet, soft, rich red-fruit and smoke palate. Still has length. There seems to be a bit of variation with these, but this was a delicious - if not overly complex - bottle. (2293 views) | | | Tasted by scottes on 4/25/2009 flawed bottle: This bottle was either way past it's prime or it suffered from oxidation. Color was pale red and the wine was barely drinkable. (2225 views) | | | Tasted by redders on 10/31/2007 & rated 84 points: this wine is very variable and some bottles have shown premature oxidation. Others including this one are a good mid red colour , some leather and spice on nose, fully mature soft but a reasonable finish. needs drinking but an enjoyable bottle and decent value (2401 views) | | | Tasted by andrewstevenson.com on 10/10/2003 & rated 90 points: Lovely warm spicy nose. Excellent attack. Impressive. Lots of power and quite gamey on the palate. Nice structure with good tannins and a spot of acidity. Couple of years needed. Very Good Indeed. (1995 views) |
| Domaine Font de Michelle Producer website - Read more about Domaine Font de MichelleRed Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
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.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Southern Rhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Southern Rhone Valley
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation - Read more about Chateauneuf du Pape
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"As I have written many times in the past, the sweet spot for drinking Châteauneuf du Papes is usually the first 5-6 years after the vintage. Then they seem to go through an adolescent, awkward, and sometimes dormant stage, only to re-emerge around year 10-12, where the majority of wines are often fully mature. The best of them will continue to hold on to life (but rarely improving) beyond 15-20 years. It is only the exceptional Châteauneuf du Papes that will evolve for 20-25+ years, and those are indeed a rarity. However, things may be improving dramatically in terms of the longevity of Châteauneuf du Pape, although Grenache-dominated wines, the vast majority of wines produced in the appellation, are wines that do not have the polyphenol (extract and tannin) content of top Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, or Syrah-based wines. Nevertheless, the younger generation in Châteauneuf du Pape has taken seriously the farming in the vineyards. There are more organic and biodynamically run vineyards here than in any other appellation of France. The yields, which were already low, are even lower today (20-35 hectoliters per hectare), and of course, the proliferation of top luxury and/or old-vine cuvées gives a significant boost to the number of wines that will evolve past 25 or 30 years. The advantage of these wines is their broad window of drinkability." - Robert Parker
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