Community Tasting Note

jvogel wrote:

Monday, August 8, 2011 - A progressive approach to Chateauneuf du Pape, with a 50/50 Grenache-Syrah mix. The Syrah matures in 100% new barrique, with the final assemblage spending more time in new oak. I find the treatment heavy-handed. The grace and pungency of healthy, ripe Grenache is indiscernible here, and the Syrah exudes next to no signature varietal flavor: no pepper, no meat, no tapenade–nothing but vanilla, aromas of sur maturite and ethanol. I suspect the fruit is nearly if not totally exhausted now. Sadly, my enthusiasm for this wine is waning fast. I'd hoped for better, vis-a-vis my 1/9/2011 note. Wild, the progression of this wine in just seven months exactly. Travel jitters...???

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