Community Tasting Notes 17

• Jasonr1023 Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 29, 2022 - Sierra really liked. Time to drink up.
  3h decant.

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• Apollo5710 wrote: 94 points

  April 4, 2021 - Stored in a climate controlled cellar since purchase upon release. This was really good, and a tasted a bit younger than the last bottle of this we opened a year ago (bottle variation, perhaps?). Subtle notes of raspberry and chocolate emerge on the nose at first, but after 2-3 hours it really started to shine opening to a more bouquet of rosemary, olive, spice, and anise. Forest floor complicated it further with more time, but the nose was never super forthcoming. In the mouth, this was a much bigger wine that the last bottle, round and voluptuous, no hard edges, ample concentration, ripe dark fruit flavors melded with leather and herbs, and a long and decadent finish. It was just as good and a touch more complex and mature tasting on day 2. On the immanent drinkability/hedonism scale, this certainly hits the mark. It may gain more nuance/complexity with a few years time (so long as you don't open the bottle we had last year). If you have a few there's no harm in pulling the cork! 94+

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• pakabear Likes this wine:

  November 29, 2020 - Drinking very well right now.

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• Apollo5710 wrote: 92 points

  March 21, 2020 - Stored in a climate-controlled cellar since purchase upon release. The nose was a little shy at first, but with some coaxing revealed notes of lavender, violet, rosemary, leather, and, with time, a rather vivid expression of chocolate-covered cherries. Dark fruit flavor profile melds with charcoal, mocha, tobacco, and a hint of fig in the mouth, all delivered in a medium-bodied package, well delineated, and balanced. The finish was notably short, but after 4-5 hours in the decanter it gained weight, a little depth, and length, and was probably at its best at this point. It was not, however, as good on day 2. Not sure what to do about my second bottle - I'll probably hold another 1-2 years to see what happens. A good showing, though not necessarily memorable, and not in the same league as the 2009 Pegau we had last week.

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• hckschr40 Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 29, 2020 - From Magnum.
  
  Medium ruby with a complex and intense nose of dried strawberry, blackberry, black currant, black currant leaf, licorice, toast, leather.
  
  Dried cherries on the palate, black raspberry, black cherry, coffee, mushroom, leather, earth.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Clos Saint Michel
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation Grand Vin
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• UPC Code 747505010034

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• In Cellars 130 (45%)
• Consumed 161 (55%)

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