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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cubswinws on 4/6/2024 & rated 94 points: Really delicious and in a good spot for now but certainly no rush on this one. (235 views) | | | Tasted by ThijsV on 5/13/2022 & rated 93 points: Rhone tasting at Bloem (Bloem Utrecht): Great velvety nose and palate, with kirsch, garigue, black cherries, plum. Long finish (1182 views) | | | Tasted by Beeck10 on 3/5/2022 & rated 95 points: I toke the wine to the restaurant for a great meal ! Dropped it at noon and ask them to open the wine and decant it 3 hours before dinner and this after reading the previous tasting notes
In the nose it was a nuclear red fruit and cherry bom , really a blockbuster maybe even a light smell of coll. This wine is much to early to open , it needs another 15/20 years , in the mouth it was still closed and didn’t reveal all his flavors , a little unbalanced for now ! But that could grow through a better balance nose mouth in the coming years ! It would not surprise me if this wine will get higher points in 10 years from now…it was also extreme long on the palate , if there was one negative point , it was maybe that for me it had a lactic finish that was there till the end , but when the wine will age it could vanish ! But price quality it’s fantastic ! (922 views) | | | Tasted by KPB on 1/22/2022 & rated 95 points: Deep purple, looks a bit viscous in the glass. At this stage the nose is tightly coiled but centers on cooler blue fruits, hints of ginger and lemon verbena tea. On the palate, richly flavorful and intense, with the fruit picked just slightly on the tart side giving an interesting a balance to the very long palate. An excellent Chateauneuf that will need a few years to really show its best. I would probably not drink this right now: the wine is really very closed. By age five or six, it should it s first window of drinking, but really would reward patience. From a cool cellar, it should reach its peak around age twelve to fifteen. Right now, 91. But at peak this will surely be a 95pt bottle. (1146 views) | | | Tasted by The Drunken Cyclist on 10/14/2021 & rated 95 points: Retail $110. DIAM 30. 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Syrah, 5% Vaccarese. Even though I have been there a couple of times, I do not have a ton of experience with Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Sure, I have dabbled with the Grenache-dominant region, but I would never say that I was anywhere close to an "expert." Well, that might need to change. Whoa. This is just a baby but this is loaded with dark berry fruit (cassis, black cherry, blackberry), garrigue, black pepper, touches of chocolate, and fresh pencil shavings. The palate is rich, fruity, tart, and layered. Holy. Cow. While this is great from the jump, it only gets better with increased exposure to air. Yowza.
www.thedrunkencyclist.com (1360 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 5/12/2021 & rated 93 points: Medium purple color. A dark core of black cherries and roasted figs on the nose, with smoky, minty, charcoal, anise tones, grilled meats. Full-bodied, chewy tannins, medium/low acidity but enough to keep it together. Juicy black cherries and roasted plums, along with cocoa, menthol, dark chocolate, pepper, lamb hide – a lot going on here. Red and black licorice flavors, too. This is concentrated and young, one for the cellar for sure, but this opens up nicely, especially on day two. Should be great in six or seven years. Grenache with Mourvedre, Syrah and Vaccarese, aged 10 months in stainless steel and 20% oak. (1446 views) | | | Tasted by cubswinws on 12/19/2020 & rated 93 points: Young but delicious would hold off for another 4-5 years on the next one... (929 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 10/12/2020 & rated 94 points: With a nice depth of color, the wine pops with its smoke, oak, olive, cherry and earthy core of fruits. There is a good depth of flavor, round texture and incense with a dab of spice as well as a touch of oak in the lushly textured fruity finish. Give this a few years in the cellar to develop, soften and integrate. (1626 views) |
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Vinous, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Weathers the Challenges and Changes (Oct 2021) (10/1/2021)
(Domaine de la Mordorée Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Reine des Bois Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Southern Rhône: The Charming, Provençal 2018s and the More Concentrated, Classic 2019s (10/6/2020)
(Domaine De La Mordoree Chateauneuf Du Pape La Reine Des Bois) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/8/2019)
(Dom de la Mordorée, La Reine des Bois Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Matt Walls
Decanter, Rhône 2018 Vintage Report (10/1/2019)
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| Domaine de la Mordorée Producer website - Read more about Domaine de la Mordoree
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)
Started in 1986 by the Delorme brothers, Domaine de la Mordoree (woodcock) has become one of the top estates in the Rhone, with arguably the most consistent quality. Christophe Delorme's objective as a winemaker is to be unintrusive and maintain total respect for his terroir and the fruit it produces, striving to achieve a perfect balance between concentration and terroir. The domaine consists of 55 Hectares, on 38 different parcels, providing a rich, wide range of soils and climates. They practice "culture raisonnée", with minimum intervention in the vineyards, and as close as possible organic viticulture.
The Story:
"The end never justifies the means" is the motto at Christophe Delorme's revered Domaine de la Mordorée. He believes that the means of achieving greatness is as important as the result itself. For Christophe, the "means" consists of total respect for Mother Nature, a philosophy that has guided him for the last 15 years. In 1986, Christophe Delorme decided to dedicate himself to his passion for wine. He started his estate with the objective to produce the best wines in each appellation while maintaining preservation of the environment. The majority of Christophe's vineyard sites are organic and biodynamic and they have established their own ecosystems within each site.
The improvements at the domaine have been incredible: new pneumatic presses, new stainless steel vats, new destemmers, new vinification techniques and ageing in the best quality oak barrels for their top wines. Only natural products are used to fertilize the soil in order to propigate biological activity with weeds grown between rows of vines to inhibit soil erosion and harmful insects. The yield is reduced in the vineyard by ébourgeonnage (de budding in spring) and "vendanges vertes" in summer (green harvesting). Machine Harvesting is forbidden and against the domaine's natural focus. The complex integrated pest control system which utilizes natural ecosystems is used instead of manmade intervention. No expense is spared at the Estate of this dynamic and advanced Rhône Producer.
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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