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Wine Education Service - Châteauneuf du Pape and Satellites
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Tasted March 5, 2015 by tendring with 370 views
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Presented by Sandy Leckie
Flight 1 (1 note)
Red
2013 Domaine Maby Lirac La Fermade
88 points
Youthful, opaque.
Waxy, leathery nose, black fruit eventually.
Juicy ripe black fruit attack, light sot tannins, mourvedre quite prominent, alcohol heat in the mid palate, good length, drinking well now.
Waxy, leathery nose, black fruit eventually.
Juicy ripe black fruit attack, light sot tannins, mourvedre quite prominent, alcohol heat in the mid palate, good length, drinking well now.
Flight 2 (1 note)
Red
2012 Domaine Le Colombier Vacqueyras
90 points
Opaque, a hint of age.
A little bit of the garrigue on the nose, gentle fruit, very attractive but restrained.
Sweet fresh fruity attack, pleasant tannins adding a slight bitterness, quite long, this wine is worth keeping 2-5 years.
A little bit of the garrigue on the nose, gentle fruit, very attractive but restrained.
Sweet fresh fruity attack, pleasant tannins adding a slight bitterness, quite long, this wine is worth keeping 2-5 years.
Flight 3 (1 note)
Red
2011 Domaine la Soumade Rasteau
89 points
Quite intense purple with a hint of age, opaque.
Interesting nose, slightly burnt notes, a bit of development.
Animal notes in the fruity attack, good balance, savoury, warming, spicy, quite long, keeping well and will keep another couple of years.
Interesting nose, slightly burnt notes, a bit of development.
Animal notes in the fruity attack, good balance, savoury, warming, spicy, quite long, keeping well and will keep another couple of years.
Flight 4 (1 note)
Red
2011 Domaine La Bouïssiere Gigondas
89 points
Opaque with a little age.
Slightly fruity nose.
Fruity but any sweetness derives from the high alcohol, this wine fels very alcoholic, good length.
Slightly fruity nose.
Fruity but any sweetness derives from the high alcohol, this wine fels very alcoholic, good length.
Flight 5 (1 note)
Red
2011 Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape
88 points
Translucent with a bit of age.
Animal nose, sweaty, grubby with some dried fruit notes.
Sweet and slightly burnt fruit attack, balanced, fairly smooth mid palate, drinking well, medium length.
Animal nose, sweaty, grubby with some dried fruit notes.
Sweet and slightly burnt fruit attack, balanced, fairly smooth mid palate, drinking well, medium length.
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Flight 6 (1 note)
Red
2009 Domaine Font de Michelle Châteauneuf-du-Pape
91 points
Translucent, a hint of age.
Light, elegant, fruity nose, a hint of green vegetables, complex and lovely.
There's a lot of alcohol here but the fruit carries the day, lovely mid palate smoothness, pretty long, drinking well now and will continue to please over the next five years.
Light, elegant, fruity nose, a hint of green vegetables, complex and lovely.
There's a lot of alcohol here but the fruit carries the day, lovely mid palate smoothness, pretty long, drinking well now and will continue to please over the next five years.
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Flight 7 (1 note)
Red
2008 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau
86 points
Translucent, a hint of age.
A hint of age on the nose, baked fruit.
This wine tastes old, there's some treacly fruit, there's tannin but little acidity, will still work with food, slightly disappointing.
A hint of age on the nose, baked fruit.
This wine tastes old, there's some treacly fruit, there's tannin but little acidity, will still work with food, slightly disappointing.
Flight 8 (1 note)
Red
1999 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
91 points
Quite tawny.
The nose is typical of old wine.
Lovely in the mouth, obviously old but there's a refreshing sweetness, very attractive.
The nose is typical of old wine.
Lovely in the mouth, obviously old but there's a refreshing sweetness, very attractive.