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1998 Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red Rhone Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Community Tasting Notes 63
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TexasBob Likes this wine: 93 points
February 24, 2023 - Rust red color. Nose of powdered sugar, mixed berry tart, and herbes de Provence (not garrigue!). Delicious with confectionary red berry notes.
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Fausto_Coppi Likes this wine: 95 points
February 2, 2022 - Rich, mature mix of ripe red fruit and lovely oak flavours, soft tannins and incredible balance. Damson, sun dried tomatoes and dates combined with the vanilla oak and overall balance makes this a wine to savour.
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Wyneaux wrote: 90 points
November 25, 2021 - Excellent fill, perfect cork. Slight amber at the edges. Medium body for a CdP, certainly at it's peak, a little bit of sediment, Drinking very nicely with turkey dinner. Fruity enough to seem sweet in the finish.
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559Cheers wrote: 91 points
June 11, 2021 - Nice bottle, classic CDP. Strawberry and nice age element.
Evolves into a balanced memorable great drinking CDP. -
pbaek wrote:
March 19, 2020 - My one and only bottle. Light red color. Funky nose, barnyard. Light cherry fruit, some green notes, garrigue on the back. Good acidity. Surprisingly lean and well proportioned for a 1998. Old-style Neuf. Positive surprise.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bonus Reviews, 1/28/2009 (link)(Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
January/February 2000, IWC Issue #88 (link)(Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf du Pape Tete du Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
9/18/2010 (link) 93 points(Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Dark cherry red color; chocolate, tar, berry, anise nose; chocolate, berry, garrigue, anise palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
6/6/2010 (link) 94 points(Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking medium dark red color with clear meniscus; garrigue, anise, smoke, roast meat, animale nose; tasty, smoke, roasted meat, tobacco, charcoal, garrigue palate; medium-plus finish
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By Lyle Fass
10/3/2003 (link)(Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape) Grilled meat, mint, saddle leather, tree sap, kirsch. Very forward nose. Have not had this wine since release and it still has not closed down. Ripe with tons of red fruits and a great soft mouthfeel. Has that in your face fruit quality that so many of the '98's have. Just explosive and one of the best Fortia's since back in the day. Great QPR CDP.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type Red
- Producer Château Fortia
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 273 (46%)
- Consumed 322 (54%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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