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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 99 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by prism on 4/26/2024 & rated 90 points: Slow O'd for an hour. Too old: smokey raspberries, but oxidation is creeping in. Drink now. (146 views) | | | Tasted by europat55 on 2/15/2024 & rated 90 points: Nose: 89-90; Palate: 89-90
My #5; Group's #4; Tasted Blind. (480 views) | | | Tasted by christian.tellvik@limab.se on 2/1/2024 & rated 92 points: Dark red color with clear ripeness. Dull sweet big aroma of dark ripe berries. Ripe strawberries, warm typical sun-ripened berries, barrel and leather. Delicious. (468 views) | | | Tasted by cos65 on 10/26/2023 & rated 93 points: Clear garnet, browning at the edge, moderate sediment requiring a decant or first pour.
Heady kirsch aromas and flavors; a fairly big ripe example, moderate structure which is smoothing out. Really in a nice place tonight. YFS (690 views) | | | Tasted by nkirsch on 2/5/2023 & rated 89 points: Seems to have lost a little life. Good bottle but fruit, nose, finish were all a little less pronounced than I would have liked. Probably time to drink the last bottle (1182 views) | | | Tasted by VlgJeff on 12/31/2022 & rated 93 points: A New Year's Eve Gathering at our place: From magnum: Decanted the first half of this bottle for 30 minutes while the second half slo-oxed in the bottle for over an hour. This allowed the wine to darken in color and add some weight. This wine appeared younger and fresher than the single bottle opened two years ago. The color was a medium garnet to a faded rim. Lots of red fruits and some earth on the nose. On the medium bodied palate these red fruits and earth (garrigue) were joined by some darker fruits and touches of spice and minerality. The acidity was nicely balancing, and all tannins were completely integrated. Drinking very well (from Magnum) where it should continue to hold for several more years.
Overall, this wine was quite enjoyable and paired very nicely with both the stuffed mushroom appetizer and the Turducken main course. (1320 views) | | | Tasted by nkirsch on 4/27/2022 & rated 92 points: Really enjoyable wine. Drank right after opening and it got better with more air time. Medium color, nice nose. Soft fruit and tannins. Probably peaking now so wouldn't cellar for too many more years. (1699 views) | | | Tasted by whitmanlholt on 10/16/2021 & rated 92 points: Popped and poured. This is a medium-red wine with some notable sediment toward the end of the bottle. On the nose, I get ripe cherries, kirsch, scrub, and a warm cedar plank. In the mouth, this displays a chewy character with raisins, herbs, and crushed red fruits. The finish is juicy, wild, and characterized by smooth tannins. Overall, I thought this was a perfect wine to drink outside on a fall day. This is distinctive CdP with a nice showing today. The stated downsides of the 2007 vintage were not present with this wine. 92 points. (2146 views) | | | Tasted by linuhage on 5/23/2021 & rated 94 points: Excellent! Probably peaking right now. (2171 views) | | | Tasted by 309VEB on 3/17/2021 flawed bottle: Unfortunately oxidized. Cork was perfect so bottle variation. I was hoping for the experience that the last reviewer had but it was not to be. Still have some bottles so hope this was a one off. (1876 views) | | | Tasted by rmarkey on 3/14/2021 & rated 94 points: Excellent. Gorgeous wine drinking so much better than the bottle we had last November.
Colour: deep blackberry
Bouquet: spicey dark berries and cherries, with cherry oak
Palate: just as bouquet, inky chocolate characters, chalky, cherries, dried twigs, herbs and smoke. Leather. Full bodied, full soft tannins and long ultra dry finish.
March 2021 (1816 views) | | | Tasted by auldalliance on 12/26/2020: Coravined a couple of glasses over a few days.
Last one of these.
Still got plenty of life, but pretty heady. The fruit is less vibrant than I remember, slightly cooked feeling to it. Decent balance though, but more mature now. Needs hearty food. (1689 views) | | | Tasted by VlgJeff on 12/26/2020 & rated 92 points: Decanted for 30 minutes - with a fair amount of sediment - but could benefit from an additional 15 - 30 minutes. The color was a mahogany red that faded to a colorless rim. The nose was all red fruits. The medium bodied palate showed lots of red fruits, some garrigue, a touch of minerality, nicely balancing acidity, and well integrated tannins. This wine is definitely ready to please, if given a chance to breathe up front, and can probably hold for several years more. (1342 views) | | | Tasted by nkirsch on 12/20/2020 & rated 92 points: Opened but didn't really drink until the next night. Soft tannins, fruit with some hints of herbs and smoke. Definitely still has more time (1241 views) | | | Tasted by rmarkey on 11/14/2020 & rated 87 points: Very good. 14.5% alc.
Colour: mid red berries, some browning
Bouquet: leather, pepper, some hot alcohol, dried herbs.
Palate: as bouquet, huge body, little fruit character left, leathery, dried herbs and spice, long finish.
November 2020 (1293 views) | | | Tasted by 309VEB on 9/12/2020 & rated 91 points: Very big wine. Still firm with good acidity. Probably will improve with further age as the wine smooths out. Very enjoyable but no rush to drink. (1362 views) | | | Tasted by wstromb404 on 8/22/2020 & rated 91 points: Needs time to open up, but drinking nicely now. Not a superstar CdP but very enjoyable. (1274 views) | | | Tasted by bonedoc on 7/29/2020 & rated 93 points: last bottle, still has plenty of life, mostly red and some purple fruits, paired well w/ smoked pork chop and fried rice. (1390 views) | | | Tasted by Larre on 4/25/2020 & rated 96 points: My last bottle of this outstanding effort. With all components integrated and in balance, dense, seamless and elegant fruit, this beauty is drinking perfectly now. Elegant and lingering finish. Enjoy this beauty over the next 5 years! (1620 views) | | | Tasted by sdwineguru on 1/20/2020 & rated 92 points: 2007 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes. (84% Grenache, 8 Syrah, 8 Mourvedre). light-mid brick, amber edges; earthy, floral nose; briar and smoke, red fruit; balanced; nice fruit and flavor; refined; long smooth fruity finish. w/cassoulet. 17 UC Davis scale; 92 other scales. (1717 views) | | | Tasted by dcwino on 12/2/2019 & rated 95 points: Clearly showing the ripe vintage character but there is enough material and complexity to make the wine interesting and enjoyable. A lot of tobacco, lavender and tapenade. Excellent concentration, nicely layered slightly dry black fruit, good acidity and earthy mineral, and a long ripe black fruit driven finish with tobacco at the end. My favorite wine of the flight. (2124 views) | | | Tasted by bonedoc on 8/17/2019: Limited notes. White pepper. (1810 views) | | | Tasted by RonniePiemonte on 8/3/2019 & rated 93 points: Dark raspberry entry. Earth and acid. (1624 views) | | | Tasted by Grinner on 2/17/2019 & rated 93 points: Hoping for more but still a great wine. You pull a "12" yr old upper crusty wine and you want to be thrilled. Well, we're still enjoying the heck out of this. Decanted an hour into the "Duck"! and followed another 2 hrs. This is a medium bodied wine with more savory notes than fruity ones AND THAT'S OK WITH ME! Just not deep or profoundly complex enough to go higher, score wise tonight. Kirsch and plum, garrigue, kelp, sangre de toro, ferrous and anise notes. TINY bitter note on the finish that brought it down a point or two for me. Decent tannins an acidity. Still has 8+ years. (2027 views) | | | Tasted by bonedoc on 1/13/2019 & rated 93 points: Ditto last note. (1962 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Back to France, Issue #3 (2/1/2010)
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Vinous, January/February 2009, IWC Issue #142
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(Bosquet des Papes, Chante le Merle Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/23/2010)
(Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes) Dark garnet red color; lovely pepper, white pepper, anise, garrigue nose; tight, tasty, tart black fruit, pepper, white pepper, garrigue, anise palate; medium-plus finish 95 points |
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| Bosquet des Papes Producer website - Read more about Bosquet des PapesBosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles VignesProduction
10,000 to 13,000 bottles per year
Terroir/Average age of the vineyard
Clay-limestone soil with rolled pebbles which store up heat during the day and restore it to the vine stocks during the night.
Mix of all types of soil of the appellation (pebble, clay, and sand)
Selection of vines of 80 to 90 years old
Blend
80% Grenache Noir
10% Syrah
10% Mourvèdre
Wine making/Aging
Traditional wine making thermoregulated concrete vats
No de-stemming
Some unballastings and daily pumping-over carried out with great care.
Fermentation of skins: approximately 35 days
Aging in large oak barrels and new deim-muids (15-20%): 12 to 18 months
Source:CHANTE-LE-MERLE-VIEILLES-VIGNES.pdfRed 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
Another site on this appellation
Vineyards on weinlagen-info
"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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