Hospice du Rhone Seminar 3 - Blinded by the White
Paso Robles, California
Tasted Saturday, May 5, 2007 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 289 views
Flight 1 (7 Notes)
Paso Robles, California
Tasted Saturday, May 5, 2007 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 289 views
2005 François Villard Saint-Joseph Mairlant Blanc 88 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Saint-Joseph
Floral, jasmine, apple blossom nose; light bodied, lightly oily, mineral palate, a touch resiny toward short-medium finish 88+ pts. (50% Marsanne, 50% Roussanne; 35% new oak)
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2006 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Restrained light oily, mineral nose; tasty, minerally, tart stone fruit palate with depth; medium finish 90+ pts. (50% Clairette, 50% Roussanne)
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2004 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 88 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Nice, light oily, mineral nose; light bodied, light on entry, opening to nutty flavors with oily texture; short-medium finish (80% Roussanne, 20% Grenache Blanc) - Marc Perrin opined that this was suffering bottle shock, having been shipped 2 weeks before
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2002 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Light yellow color with a green tint; lovely floral, gardenia and nutty nose; tasty, light-medium bodied palate with a floral quality, good acidity and minerality; medium finish
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1986 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Light yellow color with a green tint, not much darker than the '02; nice nut oil and mineral nose; sweet nutty and oily palate with minerals and a smoky note; medium finish 91+ pts.
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2005 Mathilde et Yves Gangloff Condrieu 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
Lovely jasmine and honeysuckle nose; sweet on entry, honeysuckle, white peach and tart apple palate, a little hot; medium finish
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2005 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Condrieu Les Chaillets 89 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
Light yellow color with a touch of green; honeysuckle and mineral nose; sweet, with oily texture, lacks acidity, a little cloying; short-medium finish
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