France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Black licorice and earth on the nose, plus some raspberry and floral notes. More fruit on the palate than the nose. Blueberry, raspberry, and cherry, with wet leaves and spice at the end.
Smoke and tar on the nose, with blackberry liqueur underneath, and hints of violets toward the end. Much fruitier on the palate, but with the same burnt wood flavors.
Lots of bitter chocolate and dark black fruit on the nose. There's also hints of braised cabbage and tomatos. The backend has some spice and vanilla. The palate starts off with pepper and black fruit, and slowly adds in green vegetables and dark chocolate, and finishes with spice notes.
Extremely fruity nose - mainly red fruits, with hints of damp earth and pepper. The palate is fruity like the nose, giving it quite a bit of sweetness. There's some slight earthiness in the middle and some spice on the finish.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The nose had roasted coffee beans and cigar leaves, some veal stock and cherry, and some spice. Rich and juicy on the palate, with lots of red fruit and earth. The mocha comes on strong on the mid-palate and the tabacco on the finish.
Sweet red berries on the nose, with truffles and pepper underneath. Rich and meaty is the best way to describe the nose. Much meatier on the palate, with the fruit taking a backseat to the earth/meat flavors. The finish is spicy with some wood ascents.
2007 Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Black licorice and earth on the nose, plus some raspberry and floral notes. More fruit on the palate than the nose. Blueberry, raspberry, and cherry, with wet leaves and spice at the end.
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2007 Domaine la Soumade Rasteau Cuvée Prestige 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rasteau
Smoke and tar on the nose, with blackberry liqueur underneath, and hints of violets toward the end. Much fruitier on the palate, but with the same burnt wood flavors.
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2007 Famille Brunier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine La Roquète 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Earth and perfume on the nose, with small amounts of dark fruit. The palate has more fruit upfront, with the perfume and earth underneath.
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2008 Clos La Coutale Cahors 88 Points
France, Southwest France, Cahors
Lots of bitter chocolate and dark black fruit on the nose. There's also hints of braised cabbage and tomatos. The backend has some spice and vanilla. The palate starts off with pepper and black fruit, and slowly adds in green vegetables and dark chocolate, and finishes with spice notes.
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2009 Rhonéa Vacqueyras Seigneur de Fontimple 87 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vacqueyras
Extremely fruity nose - mainly red fruits, with hints of damp earth and pepper. The palate is fruity like the nose, giving it quite a bit of sweetness. There's some slight earthiness in the middle and some spice on the finish.
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