2016 Domaine Saint Préfert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Collection Charles Giraud
Community Tasting Note
Collector1855 wrote:
93 Points
Friday, October 19, 2018 - During a merchant tasting. Did not like this wine, actually the least preferred in this line up. Came across as late harvest and pushed. Too much alcoholic heat. I would stick to the base wine or the Colombis which showed sandy soil elegance.
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Comment posted by Vinomazing:
10/26/2018 9:09:00 PM - Hi Collector! Curious of your palate and opinion: Do you think time will bring this wine together? Have you enjoyed such past vintages? Cheers :)
Comment posted by Collector1855:
10/26/2018 9:19:00 PM - Similar to you, I have had some older vintages of this producer and they were always good. But I am not very experienced with this wine so that I could make a definite prediction. All I can say is that this sample was the most concentrated and ripe. Not a bad thing per se but I personally prefer leaner style. In general though, like 2010, the 2016 vintage seems to have good acidity and is not as hot as 03/07/09/15.
Comment posted by Vinomazing:
10/26/2018 9:49:00 PM - Many thanks for the detailed and honest reply, helps greatly and really expands your TN for me, plus your opinion is highly valued. Til next time, all the best.
Comment posted by Collector1855:
10/26/2018 10:11:00 PM - Cool, A CdP also worth trying is Clos du Caillou, Cdp Reserve, Pegau CdP Reserve. Two of my favorites and a price below 150$
Comment posted by Vinomazing:
10/26/2018 10:44:00 PM - Love recs, thanks for these 2, Caillou Reserve is now wish-listed. You just reminded me to test my Pegau Reserve 2015 to get a true experience before scooping up any 2016s.
Comment posted by billy j:
12/30/2018 2:48:00 PM - Why do you give it a 93?
Comment posted by Collector1855:
12/30/2018 3:49:00 PM - I see 93 to be the objective quality here that abstracts from my personal preference. I for example dont like Nebbiolo that much, but I have given Mondortino 98 Pts.
Comment posted by Vinomazing:
12/31/2018 1:06:00 PM - Fair and agree with your judgement Collector. Also, this bad boy is no where near ready to drink and at full potential. Years away, decade at least this is one that truly needs time.
Comment posted by mimik:
10/15/2019 8:16:00 PM - I couldn’t agree with you more regarding Pegau, my favourite cdp producer