Starts with a strange reductive note, then comes exotic fruits and pineaplle as well as smell of sweat. Acidulous sweetness, medium+ accidity, finish seems unbalanced and edgy. On the palate there is citrus, bitterness of grapefruit rind. A food wine. (B)
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
See-through, cranberry hues. Firm, closed nose of cold black berries, tree bark. Palate is very intense, lots of green tannin, fruit seems to be quite extracted or is it oak? Lavender and tart cherry notes develop with air as well as tobacco and eucalyptus. This is not ready yet, so (B-) now, but with a strong development potential. Decant is a must now.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Riper, more mature, darker fruit than CdP Telegrame 2012 we had alongside. Rounder, softer, pleasant fruity sweetness, but here we have same oaky bite as well. One also can nose hints of garrigue, eycalyptus, may be coal. A bit jammy on the finish. (B/B-)
Initially quite perfumy nose, also earthy notes, meet, mild barnyard. Round and balanced. With time garrigue and some floral element, may be lavender developped. This was the most harmonic of all the CdP we had. (B/B+)
Light, airy nose of desert wine - quince, apricot, very light honey, cream, very youthfull, easy-drinking style. I have a weakness to this type of wine. (B+/A-)
2009 Weiser-Künstler Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling Spätlese trocken 83 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Starts with a strange reductive note, then comes exotic fruits and pineaplle as well as smell of sweat. Acidulous sweetness, medium+ accidity, finish seems unbalanced and edgy. On the palate there is citrus, bitterness of grapefruit rind. A food wine. (B)
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2012 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme 83 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
See-through, cranberry hues. Firm, closed nose of cold black berries, tree bark. Palate is very intense, lots of green tannin, fruit seems to be quite extracted or is it oak? Lavender and tart cherry notes develop with air as well as tobacco and eucalyptus. This is not ready yet, so (B-) now, but with a strong development potential. Decant is a must now.
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2011 Antoine Ogier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Terroir Galets Roules 85 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Riper, more mature, darker fruit than CdP Telegrame 2012 we had alongside. Rounder, softer, pleasant fruity sweetness, but here we have same oaky bite as well. One also can nose hints of garrigue, eycalyptus, may be coal. A bit jammy on the finish. (B/B-)
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2010 Château de Beaucastel Côtes du Rhône Coudoulet de Beaucastel 87 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Initially quite perfumy nose, also earthy notes, meet, mild barnyard. Round and balanced. With time garrigue and some floral element, may be lavender developped. This was the most harmonic of all the CdP we had. (B/B+)
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2005 Weingut Winter Dittelsheimer Leckerberg Riesling Auslese 91 Points
Germany, Rheinhessen
Light, airy nose of desert wine - quince, apricot, very light honey, cream, very youthfull, easy-drinking style. I have a weakness to this type of wine. (B+/A-)
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