Community Tasting Notes 10

• Tpmess wrote: 90 points

  April 6, 2019 - mature with cherry tones

• skp88 wrote: 88 points

  March 22, 2013 - A decent entry level Bordeaux when you want a good steak wine with nice grippy tannins and dark fruits

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• aaronwine wrote: 89 points

  November 21, 2010 - Drinking well. Improved on second and third night. Fruit seems darker and richer than first time tasted two years ago.

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• Fozziedoggie wrote: 89 points

  September 1, 2010 - Popped and poured - Lots of black currant/cassis on the nose. Taste is full of dark cherries, chocolate and iodine (herbal notes). Texture and mouth-feel is very smooth, with all components nicely integrated; good structure all around. Is drinking well now and should continue to do so over the next 3-5 years.

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• kietkopelli wrote: 91 points

  December 13, 2008 - I like this wine a whole lot. Mainly for the QPR (Quality-Price Ratio). It wais the most approachable of four 2005 I tasted this evening and the least expensive.
  Right off the bat I thought it was a GSM, imagine how blown away I was when I found out it was 70% Merlot and 30 Cab Sauv, i.e. no Grenache and no Syrah. On the nose it's heavy with dark fruit, minty vanilla ice cream, and just a bit of chalk. In the mouth it's full of cherries and currant, and some tobacco by ways of the Cab Sauv. Floral aspect was a bit weak. Tannins were gripping but very approachable... should be much nicer in 6-12 months but definitely drinkable now. Finished a bit short but the fruit dominated which I liked a lot. Again, should be improved with age.
  
  I will see if I can pick up a case of this stuff at below $25 per bottle. A very nice wine at recession friendly price.
  
  DRINK UP!
  
  And remember... you don't drink the label.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Château Le Pape
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Graves
• Appellation Pessac-Léognan

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• In Cellars 41 (67%)
• Consumed 20 (33%)

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