France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color with a youthful purple hue. Intense, potent nose with loads of raspberry, ripe cherry, pepper, garrigue, herbs and licorice. Similar primary red fruit, raspberries on the palate, but also a note of blueberry. More nuanced midpalate and finish with tobacco, licorice, plums, pepper and acetone. Powerful acidity and tannins, but all in perfect balance. Exiting wine which should develop well for many years.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color with a brick red hue. Barnyard, dung heap, crushed red berries on the decadent nose. On the palate it is polished with notes of viols, red berries, boiled raspberry and red cherry. It becomes more rustic and a bit messy on the midpalate and finish, with notes of cabbage and dust.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Clear red color with a brick red hue. Open nose with notes of flowers, roses, raspberries and a bit of raisin. Juicy, sweet raspberries, raisins and prunes on the palate, slightly boiled candied, and with some spices, like anise. Finely balanced and good length, but a bit simple and linear on the palate.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color in the center with a brick red hue. Sweet raspberry fruit, with notes of boiled candies, farmyard roses, anises, and Herbes de Provence, on the intense nose. Similarly loads of primary red fruit on the palate, raspberries, strawberries and cherries. Very good intensity and concentration, with some rustic dust, spices and nail polish on the finish.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Brown color. Very mature nose with prunes, raisins, rustic dust and spices, and a note of gasoline. Similar palate with prunes, tobacco, herbs, farmyard, soya and balsamic vinegar. Still alive, but seemed a bit tired and the acidity and tannins seems to outlive the fruit in a couple of years. Finish up now.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color, browning hue. Mature nose with several tertiary notes, red fruit candy, vitamin pill, rustic farmyard and orange peel. On the taste it showed prunes, rye bread and tobacco at first, but with some air it found some red candied fruit. Very feminine structure and elegance which draws some parallels to Burgundian pinot. Still good, but fully mature so drink over the next couple of years.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color with an orange hue. Sweet, fresh pipe tobacco, capriole, pure raspberry, tomato and viols. Nuanced flower notes on the midpalate and, licorice and flower tobacco on the finish. Beautiful, pure, elegant and refined in the flavours. Superbly balanced and amazing length. Perfectly mature, yet surprisingly lively. Serious drinking pleasure right now.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color with slight orange rim. Barnyard, rustic nose with notes of dungheap, cow manure, raspberries, wild strawberries, sweet tobacco and exotic flowers, viols and farmyard roses. Amazingly intense yet elegant at once. Equally intense on the palate with lots of sweet fruit, raspberries and wild strawberries. It remains pure and fresh, even with the sweetness and concentration. Tobacco, rustic dust and leather, and exotic spices and flowers on the midpalate and finish. Very nuanced and great length. Perfect balance with lively acidity complete the picture and makes this sexy and stunning, while easily accessible.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark color with slightly browning rim. Intense, potent nose with youthful red berries, strawberry and raspberry. On the palate the sweet berries again dominate, with a slightly jammy edge and a touch of vanilla. Great balance between the fruit and acidity lift the wine and adds structure. More complexity on the finish with notes of licorice and iron.
2006 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color with a youthful purple hue. Intense, potent nose with loads of raspberry, ripe cherry, pepper, garrigue, herbs and licorice. Similar primary red fruit, raspberries on the palate, but also a note of blueberry. More nuanced midpalate and finish with tobacco, licorice, plums, pepper and acetone. Powerful acidity and tannins, but all in perfect balance. Exiting wine which should develop well for many years.
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2000 Domaine de la Charbonnière Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color with a brick red hue. Barnyard, dung heap, crushed red berries on the decadent nose. On the palate it is polished with notes of viols, red berries, boiled raspberry and red cherry. It becomes more rustic and a bit messy on the midpalate and finish, with notes of cabbage and dust.
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2001 La Bastide Saint-Dominique Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Secrets de Pignan 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Clear red color with a brick red hue. Open nose with notes of flowers, roses, raspberries and a bit of raisin. Juicy, sweet raspberries, raisins and prunes on the palate, slightly boiled candied, and with some spices, like anise. Finely balanced and good length, but a bit simple and linear on the palate.
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2000 Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée La Cote Ronde 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color in the center with a brick red hue. Sweet raspberry fruit, with notes of boiled candies, farmyard roses, anises, and Herbes de Provence, on the intense nose. Similarly loads of primary red fruit on the palate, raspberries, strawberries and cherries. Very good intensity and concentration, with some rustic dust, spices and nail polish on the finish.
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2001 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Brown color. Very mature nose with prunes, raisins, rustic dust and spices, and a note of gasoline. Similar palate with prunes, tobacco, herbs, farmyard, soya and balsamic vinegar. Still alive, but seemed a bit tired and the acidity and tannins seems to outlive the fruit in a couple of years. Finish up now.
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1998 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Grenache 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color, browning hue. Mature nose with several tertiary notes, red fruit candy, vitamin pill, rustic farmyard and orange peel. On the taste it showed prunes, rye bread and tobacco at first, but with some air it found some red candied fruit. Very feminine structure and elegance which draws some parallels to Burgundian pinot. Still good, but fully mature so drink over the next couple of years.
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1998 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine du Caillou 94 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color with an orange hue. Sweet, fresh pipe tobacco, capriole, pure raspberry, tomato and viols. Nuanced flower notes on the midpalate and, licorice and flower tobacco on the finish. Beautiful, pure, elegant and refined in the flavours. Superbly balanced and amazing length. Perfectly mature, yet surprisingly lively. Serious drinking pleasure right now.
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1998 Domaine de Beaurenard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 96 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color with slight orange rim. Barnyard, rustic nose with notes of dungheap, cow manure, raspberries, wild strawberries, sweet tobacco and exotic flowers, viols and farmyard roses. Amazingly intense yet elegant at once. Equally intense on the palate with lots of sweet fruit, raspberries and wild strawberries. It remains pure and fresh, even with the sweetness and concentration. Tobacco, rustic dust and leather, and exotic spices and flowers on the midpalate and finish. Very nuanced and great length. Perfect balance with lively acidity complete the picture and makes this sexy and stunning, while easily accessible.
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1999 Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée des Félix 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark color with slightly browning rim. Intense, potent nose with youthful red berries, strawberry and raspberry. On the palate the sweet berries again dominate, with a slightly jammy edge and a touch of vanilla. Great balance between the fruit and acidity lift the wine and adds structure. More complexity on the finish with notes of licorice and iron.
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