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1999 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes
Red Rhone Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Community Tasting Notes 35
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Araldinho Likes this wine: 91 points
December 25, 2023 - Deep brick red.
Aromas of blackberry, singed wood, baked earth, cinnamon, tobacco and sloe. Hint of cardboard.
Sanded dry tannins. Blackcurrant acids and walnut bitterness.
Palate of prune, blackberry jam, juniper wood, baked earth, medicinal herbs and hawthorn.
A fully mature, rustic and still lively wine with ripe yet fading dark fruit, typical woody and herbal aromas and long mineral finish.
Tasted alongside M Chiarlo, Barbaresco Asili, 2006. Compared to the matched wine, it has generous and even sweet fruit, a personality, and a wonderful chewy finish. Slightly beyond its peak. Tasted 2023. -
no oak Does not like this wine:
June 25, 2022 - Recently purchased 2 bottles from a source I have never used before, so the conditions in which the wine has been stored are unknown. Upon opening, the cork of 1 bottle disintegrated but the other cork was fine. Both bottles tasted dirty and tired. The wine is over the hill and is not at all enjoyable.
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wynnewood500 Likes this wine:
October 29, 2020 - Definitely fading but quite enjoyable. The days of fruit and tannin are past. Drink up!
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wynnewood500 Likes this wine:
January 25, 2019 - Drinking beautifully! PNP for a casual dinner at home. Finished the second night.
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wynnewood500 Likes this wine:
January 20, 2019 - PNP. Drinking beautifully with minimal tannin and delicious fruit.
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By Stephen Tanzer
January/February 2002, IWC Issue #100 (link)(Bosquet des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
January/February 2001, IWC Issue #94 (link)(Bosquet des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chante Le Merle) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1999
- 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
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 119 (39%)
- Consumed 184 (61%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
83% Like It 6 votes
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- FamilyBosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes
- ProducerBosquet des Papes
- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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- ProducerBosquet des Papes
- VarietalRed Rhone Blend
- DesignationChante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes (add)
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationChâteauneuf-du-Pape