France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #5; my #7; 0 first; 4 second; 2 third; 1 last. Aromas and flavors of cherries, smoke, pepper, and meat. A bit thin on the palate, good acidity, medium+ finish.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #8; my #5; 1 first; 1 second; 0 third; 7 last. Aromas and flavors of dark fruits, mushrooms, barnyard, spice, and alcohol. Rich, full-bodied, with a medium+ finish.
Group's #6; my #8; 3 first; 2 second; 1 third; 4 last. Aromas and flavors of dark fruits, licorice, herbs, and forrest. Full-bodied, a touch too sweet, with medium finish.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #7; my #1; 4 first; 0 second; 1 third; 3 last. Aromas and flavors of dark fruits, meat, leather, minerals, spice, and barnyard. Complex, balanced, smooth, velvety, with excellent acidity and a long finish. Some others thought that this was over the hill.
Group's #4; my #6; 2 first; 1 second; 2 third; 0 last. Aromas and flavors candied dark fruits, meat, and minerals. Full bodied and smooth, with a medium finish.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #1; my #2; 4 first; 3 second; 1 third; 1 last. Aromas and flavors of cherries, cassis, mushrooms, chicken stock, spice, stone, and minerals. Full bodied, complex with balancing acidity and a long finish.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #3; my #3; 2 first; 2 second; 4 third; 1 last. Aromas and flavors of dark fruits, red fruits, meat, herbs, and cedar. Full-bodied, soft, with a still slightly tannic medium+ finish.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #2; my #4; 1 first; 4 second; 6 third; 0 last. Aromas and flavors of blackberries, cherries, spice, minerals, and leather. Full-bodied, savory, with a still slightly tannic medium+ finish.
1994 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape 87 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #5; my #7; 0 first; 4 second; 2 third; 1 last. Aromas and flavors of cherries, smoke, pepper, and meat. A bit thin on the palate, good acidity, medium+ finish.
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1990 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #8; my #5; 1 first; 1 second; 0 third; 7 last. Aromas and flavors of dark fruits, mushrooms, barnyard, spice, and alcohol. Rich, full-bodied, with a medium+ finish.
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1995 Domaine Brusset Gigondas Les Hauts de Montmirail 87 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
Group's #6; my #8; 3 first; 2 second; 1 third; 4 last. Aromas and flavors of dark fruits, licorice, herbs, and forrest. Full-bodied, a touch too sweet, with medium finish.
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1993 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #7; my #1; 4 first; 0 second; 1 third; 3 last. Aromas and flavors of dark fruits, meat, leather, minerals, spice, and barnyard. Complex, balanced, smooth, velvety, with excellent acidity and a long finish. Some others thought that this was over the hill.
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1994 Château de Beaucastel Côtes du Rhône Coudoulet de Beaucastel 88 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Group's #4; my #6; 2 first; 1 second; 2 third; 0 last. Aromas and flavors candied dark fruits, meat, and minerals. Full bodied and smooth, with a medium finish.
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1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #1; my #2; 4 first; 3 second; 1 third; 1 last. Aromas and flavors of cherries, cassis, mushrooms, chicken stock, spice, stone, and minerals. Full bodied, complex with balancing acidity and a long finish.
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1989 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #3; my #3; 2 first; 2 second; 4 third; 1 last. Aromas and flavors of dark fruits, red fruits, meat, herbs, and cedar. Full-bodied, soft, with a still slightly tannic medium+ finish.
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1988 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Group's #2; my #4; 1 first; 4 second; 6 third; 0 last. Aromas and flavors of blackberries, cherries, spice, minerals, and leather. Full-bodied, savory, with a still slightly tannic medium+ finish.
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