April 16, 2024 - Always a very nice wine. This is not one of the better vintages of this wine. Nonetheless, a very serviceable wine.
January 2, 2024 - unbeliveable how good this wine was - so smooth
September 25, 2023 - Rich nose of very ripe cooked mulberries, blackberries, black cherry, some thyme and rosemary, roasted meat, earth/old wood and spice. Very full-bodied and very rich, this is incredibly mouth-filling and loaded with the same fruits and spices as the nose. Moderately tannic (of only medium quality) with just enough acidity, this is quite good and was very nice with Chinese. Nearing maturity, this should have a long life ahead of it. Drink now-2029+ 94
Tatiana says 95
July 13, 2023 - Decanted, then poured ~1 hour later. Very dark fruited (blackberry dominant) with a dominant licorice/anisette note. Drinking well now.
June 7, 2023 - Typical Xavier. Quality wine. Tastes very syrah dominant.
April 9, 2023 - We had our doubts, but quite nice. Fruitier than expected although definitely some austerity given it aging potential
January 23, 2023 - What a transformation this wine made in 10 years. Back then this was loaded, massive and insanely concentrated wine, fat and voluptuous. Now, it is till full body wine, but much more reserved and quite dry. It slimmed down and lost a bit of its youthful appeal. This will be interesting to further follow up. The best might yet to come.
January 14, 2023 - Very nice berry aromas. Deep purple. Nice fruit on the palate. Definitely needed a bit of aeration to soften the tannins. Not sure I would age a lot longer.
December 31, 2022 - Opened on New Years Eve to accompany beef bourguignon. Popped and poured, out of the bottle it was quiet, a nice sipper, but not what I expected. As it opened, however, it showed its stuff. Big wine, perfect with the beef.
December 26, 2022 - At peak !! I love old Châteauneuf-du-Pape !!
Perfect long cork, easily removed. Dark burgundy color with modest oxidation, clarity medium. Consumed over two days, lively fruit and acid on day one, softened, more brooding, and deep on day two. Aromas of blackberry, cherry, and Garrique. Flavors of rhubarb, black cherry, and rose hips with a hint of licorice with a long finish. A very balanced flavorful CDP. This is an age worthy wine with more years of life left, unfortunately this was my last bottle of this vintage in my cellar. Great fruit and a great winemaking effort by Xavier Vignon.