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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 114 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by henrygjeffreys on 10/1/2023: Took about an hour in the decanter to come to life and then it was great - full-bodied, tannins now really soft but still present with masses of sweet spicy notes. Excellent wine. Drunk over dinner hence short note. (571 views) | | | Tasted by winepog on 2/28/2022 & rated 90 points: At a good place now. Drinking well and will continue for a while. Cheers! (1586 views) | | | Tasted by henrygjeffreys on 1/23/2021: Decanted this but there was no sediment.
Colour is deep red, faded at the rim with just a hint of orange.
Spicy nose, cinnamon even some cardamom, prunes, strawberries, bit of menthol. Mature but clean and plenty of fruit.
Still quite a bit of tannin, creamy nutty texture, orange rind, warm alcohol. Long spicy finish.
Big powerful wine to be sipped slowly. We had ours with ribeye beef and strident finish the bottle between two. Not like me at all.
Plenty of fruit and structure left so no hurry to drink. (2749 views) | | | Tasted by Rcolella on 9/17/2020 & rated 91 points: Excellent wine. Drinking great from a 9 of 10 region for 2006. (2594 views) | | | Tasted by Bobc7had on 7/12/2020 & rated 89 points: Drinking well. (2716 views) | | | Tasted by LizAlex on 5/3/2020 & rated 88 points: Opening up this wine is like a puzzle in itself - not your typical chateauneuf. It started with a chalky chocolate and then loosened to a lighter chocolate with heaviness. Like it but wasn’t expected for this region. (2567 views) | | | Tasted by ecola on 4/13/2020 & rated 90 points: Still drinking well, red berry, spice, earthy feel. Drink now. (1817 views) | | | Tasted by colmanstephenson on 3/19/2020: Drunk at Virtual Wine Night during Coronavirus lockdown. With Morgan.
Rich, Juicy
A: garnet. to orange at time. darkish, not black. Shiny
N: Warm, christmas spices, leather,
P: chewy tannins, dense texture, med- acidity.
=: as good as it could be.
Sadly its my last bottle. Boo Hoo.
. (1257 views) | | | Tasted by chifred on 2/16/2020 & rated 90 points: Drinking great (1172 views) | | | Tasted by winepog on 11/7/2019 & rated 88 points: Good, but a bit thin and difficult. (1233 views) | | | Tasted by winepog on 10/13/2019 & rated 88 points: A lot of acidity. Too linear and not as interesting as many others. (1114 views) | | | Tasted by vinodolphin on 8/29/2018 & rated 90 points: This is my last bottle. This one has had it's ups and downs. This one was better than average on day one but did not fair well on day two in spite of vacuum sealing. (2582 views) | | | Tasted by ProfByron on 7/14/2018 & rated 87 points: Simple soft Chatauneuf De Pape, but that said it is dry, refreshing, not over-blown.
{14%, cork} (2802 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 6/19/2018: Peppery spice, leathery, red berries, slight tannic grip on the front of the mouth, juicy with a touch of garrigue. Hmm. (2814 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 3/11/2018 & rated 90 points: Still quite primary, with masses of floor polish, kirsch, and plum liqueur. Hints of savoury truffle and popcorn working there way in, this has quite a few years left. Rather drinkable for a wine of this scale and power. (2922 views) | | | Tasted by olioli on 2/14/2018 & rated 89 points: Bel équilibre. Peu complexe. Plateau pour un bon petit bout encore. (3000 views) | | | Tasted by Dalton_Noble on 9/22/2017 & rated 88 points: Still tannic with nothing particular to redeem itself. Adjacent post was right. Nothing wrong with it. 15 dollar cotes du Rhone also have nothing wrong going on either. (2636 views) | | | Tasted by Dalton_Noble on 7/1/2017 & rated 88 points: Tannins remain with neither a touch of fruit not a trace of smoothness. Would rather drink a recent cotes du rhone for 15 bucks. Not bad. Just not remotely special. (2764 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 5/29/2017: Vinosphere (Town Hall, Sydney): funky and earthy, muted and slightly reductive (?), red berry fruit. Better on the palate but still lacks a bit of fruit to accompany the drying tannin. 2006 wasn't the best vintage so that might be why this is not showing so well. (3531 views) | | | Tasted by brooklynJ&O on 1/3/2017 & rated 92 points: great stuff. lighter cdp. nice cherry flavor. floral. (3263 views) | | | Tasted by henrygjeffreys on 10/31/2016: pale red with a hint of brown
Straberries and herbs on the nose, nice freshness
Silky texture with some tannin
Long with a leathery finish
Really showing beautifully (3641 views) | | | Tasted by Stefanos T. on 7/11/2016 & rated 91 points: Nice wine, almost fully mature with enough cherry fruit left, spicy with soft plummy texture and medium weight.
Typical and very enjoyable chilled on a warm summer day. (3513 views) | | | Tasted by vinodolphin on 3/14/2016 & rated 91 points: Another fine showing. Enjoyed by all. (3405 views) | | | Tasted by mgstull on 12/2/2015 & rated 86 points: I like CDP. And so I want to like this wine. But it's just so so. One dimensional with red fruit, a bit of leather, and perhaps a bit of pepper. Still a bit of tannins on the finish. I don't see this aging well. I'd guess it will soften quite a bit but it will just devolve into something kind of raisined with no real complexity. (3761 views) | | | Tasted by Le Gaulois on 11/6/2015 & rated 87 points: Je m'attendais a mieux, les tanins sont encore trop rude. Fruit intéressant et bonne longueur. Évolution intéressante après 2h possiblement qu'il mériterait un peu plus. (3161 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Mont-Redon Producer website - Read more about Chateau Mont Redon
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Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-PapeThe first mention of this illustrious vineyard in Châteauneuf-du-Pape dates back to 1334 under the name 'Mons Retundus', in a contract stipulating the vigneron's share of the harvest. Later it became 'Mourredon' meaning 'round hill' and finally Château Mont-Redon. Today, Mont-Redon is an estate of 330 acres, of which 200 are planted in vines. It is situated in the northwestern quadrant of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation on the high, stony plateau overlooking the Rhône River considered to be the finest microclimate of the region. Mont-Redon's extradordinary position, at an altitude of 360 feet on Châteauneuf-du-Pape's highest elevation, is one of very few to include all three soils types found in the appellation including classic alpine diluvium soils with large, round stones over a clay subsoil. Planted in Grenache and Syrah, these soils lend structure and backbone to the fruit. At the foot of the plateau, sheltered sandy soils support the Mourvèdre and Cinsault vines, which in this environment develop richness and intense aromatic qualities. The vines of the Châteauneuf estate average 45 years of age, and replanting of new vines takes place amidst the older vines in order to moderate the former's growth and productivity. All of the grapes at the estate are handpicked and then 90-95% de-stemmed before crushing, fermentation and aging. This is the first cuvee, which is typically 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre and spends 6-8 months in new oak before racking and then 6-8 more months in barrel. Look for this stylish wine to show robust flavors of dark cherry, crushed red berries and pepper with notes of chocolate and citrus peel on the nose, set in a ripe, integrated tannic structure and ending in a long, sweet finish.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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