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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by pbaek on 4/28/2024: Hasn’t changed much in 3 years. Dark red color, dark matter, late maturity fruit but still cool and blue. Eucalyptus notes, garrigue. Just a tiny bit dry. Unique style. 5-10 years left, I’d say. (93 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 2/5/2021: Old-school, upright Neuf with notes of cool fruit, eucalyptus and garrigue. Good acidity. Always a treat. (509 views) | | | Tasted by G_H on 11/2/2019 & rated 87 points: Unfortunately this is on the downhill... still drinkable but limited fun (642 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 8/15/2019 & rated 91 points: So very young and cool; quite the excentric, dry style, Grenache is quite discrete here, lots of garrigue, very true to the domaine and the vintage. No signs of fatgue whatsoever, impressive. (from PB)
#NYCGroup#Anarki (922 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 1/27/2019: Took a full hour to open up. Great, upright, well structured Châteauneuf in a somewhat dry style. In the same mold as the wines from Bonneau and fully as impressive and good. Dark cherry fruit, spices. This will certainly easily make it another 5-10 years. Distinctive, full of character. Love it. (833 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 6/1/2017: Tremendous showing. Youthful in both color and fruit expression, upright wine with great structure. Old-school Neuf with lovely dark red fruit and garrigue notes. Will certainly live on. (1138 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 6/2/2016 & rated 92 points: Splendid showing. Cool, mineral, fresh, rede cool fruit galore, vertical - impressive in a less than convincing tasting ... (817 views) | | | Tasted by Spencer on 1/19/2015: Very nice, fully mature CdP. Old-school and a bit rustic, there is nothing flashy about this wine. (1290 views) | | | Tasted by LMK on 4/16/2012 & rated 89 points: Opened up on 2nd day, needs to breathe. (1808 views) | | | Tasted by KNasr on 12/11/2010 & rated 92 points: Took a while to open, the nose was wonderful, old world. Palate was subtle with hints of tobacco. med finish. I had with Rack of lamb very nice pairing. (2074 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 11/25/2009: Ruby red. This is a still a toddler. Raspberry coulis on the nose, very intense, very fragrant. Dates, figs and herbs provencale on the palate. 14.5% alcohol as per label, but great balance and structure. Surprisingly subtle and elegant given the size of the wine. The tannins become more evident with air - there is plentiful of years to go before we reach the peak here. Great wine. Luckily, this was the first bottle from my case of 12. Curiously it says 'non filtre' on the label but there was no sediment in the bottle whatsoever. Hmm. (1840 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
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