Community Tasting Notes 11

• PSPatrick wrote: 89 points

  August 15, 2019 - Popped and poured, consumed over a period of three days. The wine was medium garnet in colour and threw a notable amount of sediment. It offered dried red fruit, raisins, grilled herbs, spice notes, black pepper, pastille, liquorice, a vegetal aspect and mineral notes, with medium-level acidity.
  
  On day one, the coarse and drying tannin stood in an awkward contrast to the wine’s sweet fruit and the wine had that raisiny profile I dislike in many high octane CdP, but on day two the wine became quite lovely: balanced, integrated and mineral, with some mature Grenache sweetness and good length. Quite drinkable and a positive surprise after reading the bad reviews.
  
  On day three the wine became slightly bitter, with more pronounced acidity and less length; I clearly liked the wine best on day two. Underappreciated if I look at the reviews. 89 points for day two.

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• DFBW Does not like this wine: 85 points

  September 25, 2017 - Last bottle of this thankfully. In fact, last bottle of any 2003 CNDP and it went down the drain like the rest of them. Not a good year.

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• DFBW Does not like this wine: 85 points

  June 2, 2017 - Decanted for a three hours but was instantly worried by the cloudy look of it. Not corked, just not very good. Stewed fruit in a glass. Can't really work out why so many CndP's can't seem to take any age. 2003 in particular seems to be a bit of a dodgy year but I still feel that they should last a bit longer than this.

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• Jeff W wrote:

  March 7, 2016 - Just like the last bottle, and it goes down the sink, just like the last bottle. Fortunately this really is my last bottle.

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• mendovino wrote: 94 points

  August 16, 2014 - Erg fijn en subtiel, nodige zuurtjes waren nog aanwezig net zoals een fantastische afdronk, kleur licht geëvolueerd.
  Nu te drinken! op zijn top!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Bosquet des Papes
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• UPC Code 785255006952

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• In Cellars 65 (43%)
• Consumed 87 (57%)

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