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Euro Themed Lunch - Rhones
Donato Enoteca, Redwood City, CA
Tasted Sunday, May 5, 2013 by europat55 with 759 views
Flight 1 - Chateauneuf-du-Pape Whites (4 Notes)
Flight 2 - '98 Chateauneuf-du-Pape (5 Notes)
1998 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Green, vegetal nose (asparagus? green beans?). Spicy, earthy palate with with multiple red fruit flavors.
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1998 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Green, vegetal nose. Seems to have lots of life left in it.
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1998 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) Châteauneuf-du-Pape 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Vegetal nose with a touch of rustic. Red fruits. Tannins still strong.
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1998 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 94 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Whoaa! Really impressive nose with red fruits, licorice, spices and a significant amount of leather. Palate is soft and very well integrated with herbs, cherry, some chocolate. This is the type of wine that I could sip by itself for hours or pair with a juicy medium-rare steak. 94-95 pts.
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1998 Domaine Monpertuis (Paul Jeune) Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Tradition 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Gorgeous nose with multiple layers of refined aromas. Nice fruit. Drinking very well right now!
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Flight 3 - Beaucastels (4 Notes)
1994 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Vegetal nose. Soft, well integrated palate. A nice aged Beaucastel.
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1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Gorgeous earthy nose with herbs, candied cherries. Smooth palate. Still young, but drinking very well right now.
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2000 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Nose is still very fruity... too fruity for me. Palate is also very fruity. Not enough spices and earthy tones for a CdP.
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2000 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel 89 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Feels surprisingly young for a 2000 Esprit. Tasted blind and fared quite well in a flight of '94, '98 & '00 Beaucastel CdP.
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Flight 4 - Northern Rhone (3 Notes)
1998 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Gorgeous, earthy, spicy nose. Good balance. Great wine! 91-92 pts.
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1999 Domaine Gallet (Henri et Philippe) Côte-Rôtie 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Gorgeous nose with green olives, tobacco and red fruits. Gorgeous palate.
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2000 Michel & Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie 93 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Fabulous meaty nose. Very tasty earthy palate.
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Flight 5 - Sweets (2 Notes)
1996 M. Chapoutier Hermitage Vin de Paille Flawed
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Cloudy and no so attractive gray/brown color. Nice nose. Weird palate. This was quite interesting despite the fairly obvious flaw. Thankfully, we also had a chance to taste the '03 at the same time and that one was fabulous!
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2003 M. Chapoutier Hermitage Vin de Paille 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Nice dark yellow color. Hot, sweet nose. Apricot, almonds, honey flavors. Very long finish. Yummy!!
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2009 M. Chapoutier Saint-Joseph Blanc Les Granits 93 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Saint-Joseph
Nice yellow color. Strong, generous nose. Delicious palate that kept improving with time in the glass. Still young. 92-94 pts.
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2010 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pale yellow color. Somewhat soft nose and shy palate. Delicate. I would have expected more for the price. Maybe in a 5-10 years?
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2010 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Very pale yellow color. Fresh nose with apples and a touch of sweetness. Soft, delicate palate. Excellent wine, but maybe too soft for me. My second experience with this particular Clos des Papes; both very similar.
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2010 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Crau 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Very light yellow color. Moderate nose. Gorgeous palate with a good balance of acidity and minerals. Outstanding!
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