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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 32 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by timcardk on 7/3/2022 & rated 91 points: Still powerful and vibrant! Last bottle should be left at least another 3 years (518 views) | | | Tasted by What I'm Drinking Now on 1/27/2018 & rated 93 points: This is the best Châteauneuf du Pape I have had all year which means little since we haven’t made it through January yet. We have tasted a lot of wines from southern France this evening which has allowed me to confirm my theory that this region drinks like Macallan - the older the better! There’s candied raspberry, sweet cherry, tobacco, leather, clove, and a little toast. My patience was rewarded - this wine is fabulous! Cheers (2632 views) | | | Tasted by redz on 4/29/2017 & rated 91 points: Improved since last tried 3 years ago. Light, long decant helps (2835 views) | | | Tasted by Birdmountain wine on 5/1/2015 & rated 92 points: I really like this wine. It has a proud significant style that displays all the goodies of southern Rhone without becoming jammy and sweet.
Can be kept i cellar for another 2-3 years. (4835 views) | | | Tasted by redz on 11/17/2014 & rated 90 points: lighter atyle, not the greatest QPR, but good (5149 views) | | | Tasted by sleepyhaus on 10/30/2014: Really pretty CDP. Could use some more time, right now its a light whiff of funk and well-balanced fruit with tannin. Good stuff, an older school style. (4989 views) | | | Tasted by Birdmountain wine on 4/4/2014 & rated 92 points: A very well balanced CdP. still lots of strong tannins. The fruit is nicely followed up by mineral notes that gives a more elegant impression than often in the southern Rhone. Absolutely mature for drinking right now, but needs air for about an hour. It. might profit from a couple of more years in the cellar. (4519 views) | | | Tasted by Rob and Meg on 12/30/2013 & rated 90 points: Very lively, lifted nose of spiced red berries, lilac, sous bois, and spice. Medium bodied on the palate with wonderful acidity and energy, boasting primary brambly berries and loam as well as finishing peppered game, savory spice, and dried flowers. This was surprisingly lithe and balanced in a ripe vintage, and therefore one to seek out in 2009. Should improve in the cellar as well. Drink or hold. (4141 views) | | | Tasted by Wink on 1/5/2013 & rated 89 points: Ordered a half bottle off the wine list at the Gramercy Tavern in NYC. Light clear garnet. Nose of black cherry, fig, hoisin, and licorice. Medium palate of black cherry, blackberry, fig, hoisin, smoked meat, licorice, and pepper. Good length. Fairly high acidity. Youthful tannins. This wine will likely be better with a couple of years in the cellar. For the moment, it shows more structure than fruit. Full disclosure: my wife liked it more than I did. (4442 views) | | | Tasted by kasten123 on 11/28/2012 & rated 90 points: Very smooth. Could have a hint more depth that might develop with more time. (3786 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 10/27/2012 & rated 89 points: I found this to be quite thin, lacking the stuffing I normally expect from a CDP. (3965 views) | | | Tasted by jeff nowak on 7/4/2012 & rated 91 points: not decanted. displays robust fruit and moderate tannin. very nice. no doubt some modest cellar time will be beneficial, yet drinking well now. why wait? (4640 views) | | | Tasted by wurzel68 on 1/21/2012 & rated 91 points: Braucht viel Luft; Nase mit tiefen Kirsch- und Pfefferaromen, Beerenfrucht; am Gaumen saftig und kräftig, fein- bis mittelkörnige Tanninstruktur, guter Grip, im langen Abgang feine Vermählung von saftiger Frucht und würzig-pfeffrigen Noten; schmeichelnd; klare Kaufempfehlung (4147 views) | | | Tasted by zscheiner on 1/17/2012 & rated 89 points: (Mostly) Gigondas (Vin Vino Wine, Palo Alto, CA): Reduced nose of tire rubber that blew off a bit with air to reveal a bit of raspberry fruit. Medium bodied with low to medium acidity. Better on the palate with nice depth of red cherry fruit and a bit of black pepper. Not particularly complex at this point but nice. (3412 views) | | | Tasted by bobpsi on 1/8/2012 & rated 90 points: Moderate nose of dried cherry, red flowers and baking spices. Light plus body of red fruits, red flowers and spice. Medium plus finish. (2936 views) | | | Tasted by kosinski on 11/19/2011: Rose petal aroma. Bright fresh cherry flavors with noticeable acidity. A touch of mushroom and some soft tannin as well. (3137 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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A visit to Domaine Vieux Telegraphe hosted by proprietor Alain Brunier -
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/08/domaine-du-vieux-telegraphe-chateauneuf_3.html Red 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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