Nose with a fruity impression and ripe red berries including strawberries and cherries, spice including dried spices, some balsamico. Medium bodied, palate with red berries and good concentration of fruit, some mineral, slightly fiery impression, medium tannins. A fruity and dry (i.e., non-sweet) aftertaste with some tannin and mineral. Can be consumed now, but can also be cellared and would probably improve somewhat by waiting 1-2 years. 88 p. Slightly more “drink now”-styled than the 2011 Châteauneuf, and actually a little darker fruit notes than that wine.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Nose with noticeable minerality, ripe red berries, dried herbs with hints mint, som balsamico; definitely elegant. Medium bodied(+), powerful concentration of ripe red berries including strawberries, some sweetness of fruit in the attack, strong mineral notes, some herbal notes and some alcoholic fire, medium tannins. Aftertaste with red berries, mineral and some tannin. Very elegant for a Châteauneuf-du-Pape! OK to drink now, but would benefit from a few years of cellaring, 91(+) p. Slightly lighter fruit/berry notes than the 2011 Côtes du Rhône and less "generally spicy", but definitely more mineral notes.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Nose with ripe cherries and dark berries, some balsamico notes, rather pronounced flowery notes with violets, spices and some dried herbs, some mineral. Medium bodied+, palate with ripe dark cherries and other berries, quite concentrated, some sweetness of fruit, mineral, and noticeable medium+ tannins. The aftertaste shows ripe dark berries and some tannin. Young, should be allowed some years in the cellar (drinking window 2015-2020+), 92+ p. This wine shows considerably darker fruit notes and is more concentrated than the regular 2011 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which makes it bigger and in more need of cellaring. The concentration means that this wine hides its alcohol well. The mineral notes are there, but are more in the background than in the regular cuvée, which means that this wine builds its elegance a bit more on the flowery notes. It does not have noticeable oak notes or excessive sweetness.
2011 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Côtes du Rhône 88 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Nose with a fruity impression and ripe red berries including strawberries and cherries, spice including dried spices, some balsamico. Medium bodied, palate with red berries and good concentration of fruit, some mineral, slightly fiery impression, medium tannins. A fruity and dry (i.e., non-sweet) aftertaste with some tannin and mineral. Can be consumed now, but can also be cellared and would probably improve somewhat by waiting 1-2 years. 88 p.
Slightly more “drink now”-styled than the 2011 Châteauneuf, and actually a little darker fruit notes than that wine.
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2011 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Nose with noticeable minerality, ripe red berries, dried herbs with hints mint, som balsamico; definitely elegant. Medium bodied(+), powerful concentration of ripe red berries including strawberries, some sweetness of fruit in the attack, strong mineral notes, some herbal notes and some alcoholic fire, medium tannins. Aftertaste with red berries, mineral and some tannin. Very elegant for a Châteauneuf-du-Pape! OK to drink now, but would benefit from a few years of cellaring, 91(+) p.
Slightly lighter fruit/berry notes than the 2011 Côtes du Rhône and less "generally spicy", but definitely more mineral notes.
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2010 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de mon Aïeul 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Nose with ripe cherries and dark berries, some balsamico notes, rather pronounced flowery notes with violets, spices and some dried herbs, some mineral. Medium bodied+, palate with ripe dark cherries and other berries, quite concentrated, some sweetness of fruit, mineral, and noticeable medium+ tannins. The aftertaste shows ripe dark berries and some tannin. Young, should be allowed some years in the cellar (drinking window 2015-2020+), 92+ p.
This wine shows considerably darker fruit notes and is more concentrated than the regular 2011 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which makes it bigger and in more need of cellaring. The concentration means that this wine hides its alcohol well. The mineral notes are there, but are more in the background than in the regular cuvée, which means that this wine builds its elegance a bit more on the flowery notes. It does not have noticeable oak notes or excessive sweetness.
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