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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2027 (based on 160 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Zazzaman on 10/14/2023 & rated 88 points: Deep with little age. Cherries on nose and palate with some herbiness. Palate slightly austere but good balance. Tannins firm but smooth. Little tertiary action at the moment. (174 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 9/13/2020 & rated 90 points: Lighter bodied CNdP.
Bright red fruit, lighter texture and enjoyable acidity. (955 views) | | | Tasted by cab on 4/24/2020: This is good for the price. Agree with prior tasters that it’s ready to drink. Medium to light body, not one of your viscous southern Rhônes. And not to much barnyard. Cherries, very light tar if that makes sense. (959 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 3/28/2020 & rated 92 points: Drinking very well. Enjoy! (996 views) | | | Tasted by zoramon on 2/22/2020 & rated 91 points: Ditto Jeff Leve’s comments. A very easy to drink wine. Wish I had more bottles. (995 views) | | | Tasted by kiwi64 on 9/7/2019 & rated 92 points: complex wine, opened up after 30 minutes. earthy tones (1008 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 2/28/2019 & rated 90 points: Kirsch, kirsch and more kirsch is all over the place in this forward, medium bodied wine, that also serves up notes of thyme and pepper. This is already drinking well, so enjoy it while waiting for the 15 and 16 to develop. (2261 views) | | | Tasted by AMC Eagle on 10/1/2018 & rated 90 points: 2 hour slow ox. Similar to the May 2017 tasting note, though am noticing a little bit more sour cherry candy taking over the profile. (890 views) | | | Tasted by jesperarent on 5/18/2018 & rated 89 points: Very clear Taste of abrikos and pear.
So interesting to try grapes like grenache blanc, roussane and clairette. (1208 views) | | | Tasted by youvebeenhearnedLLC on 5/13/2018 & rated 90 points: Nice CdP, good QPR. Didn’t take it long to open up. Drinking well now and I’ve nothing to add that would improve upon what others have written below. (986 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 3/3/2018 & rated 90 points: Popped and sipped over the course of three days. It really smoothed out and got more floral and spicy and restrained by the third day. Showed rich black cherries on the nose, mixed with roasted herbs, coffee, eucalyptus, lots of lavender and leather. Smooth and vibrant with dusty tannins and medium acidity. Juicy red and black cherries and plums, nicely mixed with a host of beefy, spicy, pepper, leathery, earthy elements. Drinks nicely now, but I'd love to re-taste in like five years. (1004 views) | | | Tasted by medtmaddox on 11/26/2017: Garagiste purchase (1256 views) | | | Tasted by travelin.mikeyt on 10/17/2017 & rated 91 points: Echo notes from AMG Eagle. (1227 views) | | | Tasted by AMC Eagle on 5/7/2017 & rated 91 points: Vinturied into a decanter and let sit for 75 minutes. In the glass, it has a medium ruby-garnet in colour. Has a bright nose of sweet red berry skins and dusty garrigue. On the palate, there are red cherries and cherry pits along with a hint of kirsch and black raspberries and some sour candy trailing off; somewhat airy on the mid palate, yet tannic on the front. Medium bodied with a medium finish. (1180 views) | | | Tasted by Fiorano on 2/12/2017 & rated 87 points: With decent red berry fruit and a reasonable finish, this wine is nonetheless a tad bit harsh to my tastes. The second of two, with similar results. (1400 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reds: The Flamboyant 2014s and the Structured 2013s (Apr 2016) (4/1/2016)
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| 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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