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• jondrinkswine Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 8, 2021 - Super Bowl Sunday blind tasting. I was convinced this CDP was a Syrah, called it a Côte-Rôtie, and I still argue it must have been a mislabeled bottle from Northern Rhone. In actuality this is a blend of 92% Grenache, 8% Mourvedre, but ZERO Syrah. Intense blue-purple hue was what first guided me to Syrah. A mélange of ripe blackberry, blueberry, and black plums accentuated by several turns of from a black pepper grinder. Some meaty, gamey flavors, but no brett. Definitely high alcohol. Dissecting this after the fact, 2017 was a hot dry vintage in the Southern Rhone which explains a riper Grenache with a darker color. Add some Mourvedre to the mix and that explains the pepper and gamey flavors as well as the blue-ish hue. Nonetheless, put this bottle in front of me next week and I will still call Syrah...

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• Vintage 2017
• Type Red
• Producer Château de Montfaucon
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation du Baron de Montfaucon
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• UPC Code 3770013924033

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• In Cellars 42 (75%)
• Consumed 14 (25%)

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