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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cab on 11/24/2022: Good. Not multi dimensional, seems like some time should help. A little sage, a little tart, red fruit. (662 views) | | | Tasted by mwkoehler on 5/25/2021 & rated 87 points: I think this bottle was opened too young. It was desperate for air but never found its feet. (1588 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 4/1/2021 & rated 90 points: WIML90
Tasted non blind.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of ash, white pepper and mixed berries. Flavors of red berries, red raspberries and red cherries. Medium to bright acidity, medium tannin, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold. (1662 views) | | | Tasted by Portland Seth on 11/26/2020 & rated 91 points: Excellent lift and very food friendly, went great with Thanksgiving. Mostly red fruit and baking spice, will benefit from more cellar time. (1980 views) | | | Tasted by cchoukal on 10/3/2020 & rated 90 points: Ruby, purple in the glass, no sediment. Nose is dark, citrus peel, iron. Mouth feel is lush, viscous. Palate is dominated by alcohol.Sure, there’s some rich red fruit in there, and of course it was good. Was it better than the Vacqueyras I had earlier in the week at half the price? No, it was not. (1735 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 3/16/2020: A friend convinced me to have a look at this I should not have listened, as it is classic Mourre de Tendre; cherrystone, raspberries, minerals, vibrant, almost a nervous wine. tasted over two days and no change what so over. This is a 20 year wine, I'll stay away for at least five years now. (2022 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/12/2018 & rated 92 points: Lush, deep, silky, round, fleshy red fruits with polished tannins, freshness and a finish that is all about the sweet, fresh, juicy kirsch. The wine was made from blending 90% old vine Grenache with 10% Mourvedre. (1951 views) |
| Château du Mourre du Tendre Read about Chateau du Mourre du TendreRed 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
Vintage Chart 1978 to Today
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