Community Tasting Notes 453

• JCGuthrie wrote:

  December 1, 2023 - Lots of black olive with notes of plum, prunes, game and mineral. Better with some air.

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• Papies wrote: 92 points

  November 13, 2023 - Not an Ordinary Monday (Lorenzo's , London): A good 7(!) years since we had this last ( Papies 91) and great to cross paths with it again with a bit more evolution and indeed this is now drinking beautifully and with so much more to evolve too. Already showing secondary notes, light earthy side, herbs de Provence , light spice. The fruit is still there more darker and smokier at this stage than the bright red fruited 2009 we had also on the day ( Papies 91 and young) . A very pretty bottle that is now well into the drinking window and will not fail! very good 92-93 and this definitely will be even more with 5yrs more.

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• sfwinelover1 Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 18, 2023 - Second of 2 and further to my TN of 3/21. Short TN here, both because of the prior note and that this was consumed in one sitting at 1601 Bar & Kitchen with Aaron and friends. Opened and given about 45 minutes of air while we consumed various whites and bubbles with veggie and fish courses while we waited for the duck dish this would accompany. By the time we drank, this was an altogether more harmonious experience than the prior bottle with tannins and acidity well integrated with still vibrant fruit and secondary notes but still present enough structure to really complement the dish. Drank consistently during the 45 minutes-hour of consumption. Still, there’s been considerable maturity in this bottle in the past 2.5 years so that I’d now drink this sooner, though not necessarily immediately (although I suspect it’s at peak), than later. With that in mind, I’m taking my drinking window in 6 years. Very enjoyable, but telling me no rush on my ‘15 and later bottles. 94+

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• Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 points

  September 13, 2023 - Subsequent notes on this wine form 8 years ago. Dark garnet in color with slight clearing at the edges. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blackberries & kirsch with overtones of floral notes & Provençal herbs, earthy/dusty, spice notes, some garrigue notes, anise, beefy, tobacco, leather, minerals, pepper & a hint of cedar. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, cranberries & pomegranate with herbs, exotic spices, anise, pepper, minerals & oak/vanilla. Long lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & airing, but at 18 years of age is close to or at its peak of development. Although it should hold here for a several more years, I doubt any further development would occur. Fill was mid-neck; cork was clean & intact. I am finding the 18-year-old mark is a good sweet spot for aging most modern Chateauneuf-du-Papes.

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• dsimmons Likes this wine: 90 points

  August 15, 2023 - Very nice CdP if on the light side for my tastes. I would say drink.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Château de Beaucastel
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• UPC Codes 0089419214116, 089419211054, 089419212006, 089419212013, 089419212037, 089419212044, 089419212051, 089419212068, 089419212075, 089419212082, 089419212938, 089419212969, 089419212983, 089419214062, 3488421005038, 3488421005045, 3488421005052, 3488421005083, 3488421205032, 633135052103, 633135053100, 633135054107, 633135132102, 633135142101

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• Pending Delivery 279 (2%)
• In Cellars 10,860 (67%)
• Consumed 4,980 (31%)

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