2010 Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Impériale
Red Rhone Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Tasting Note
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cr84 wrote: 98 points
January 12, 2013 - This wine really grew up since I had it last... Now it's an adolescent ready to grow up but needing some time to come together. Dark grenat dress with a peperish nose profiling some dark red berries. The mouth is tacitely expressive but the tannins are extremely well integrated, displaying a greatly precise structure with fresh woody flavors. This is beautifully built up and will only improve with time. Awesome effort!
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2 Comments
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tp096255 commented:
5/16/13, 9:37 AM - What is your suggested drinking window?
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cr84 commented:
5/18/13, 2:29 AM - As of now, the wine already provides a great experience on the VERY PRIMARY aromatics. It's a gorgeous young wine.
It's hard to give a perfectly fitted drinking window since it depends on how much of this single wine you have in your cellar and how expensive they were. I state that because, since the wine is already gorgeous, I would recommend giving it a shot if you've some more for later consumption.
If it was for one and only one bottle, I would recommend stashing it for something like seven years... that would be popping it starting 2020.