2005 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red Rhone Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Tasting Note
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Topper wrote: 93 points
August 23, 2013 - This is a big, bright, spicy, mouthfilling, cherry tinged wine. Somehow, if I had to show someone a a representative bottle of Chateauneuf and they had never had one, I might pull this out. Not the best, not the biggest, but a very good modern version of this region's wine.
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2 Comments
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Yiannis commented:
9/3/13, 12:33 AM - After all, what does a "representative" CdP tastes like? I mean there is so much diversity in this region...
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Topper commented:
9/3/13, 11:23 AM - Of course you are right, and some of my favorites are rather unique, but I do think that there are some aromatic and flavor profiles that are common to a wide swath of these wines and that was what I was referring to. Thanks for the comment.