Again a nose of red fruits, herbs and spices, but seems more muted than I noted previously. Very savoury palate with more herbaceous and minerality, light on the red fruits. Finish is long, savoury and smooth with no heat at all. Tannis still have many years to soften.
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Agreed this starts light but picked up quite a bit of heft after 2 hours. Powerful nose of red fruits, herbs and spices. Not as fruit forward on the palate to me as others had found - more herbaceous with some minerality. Long, savoury and easy finish with no heat at all.
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Deep ruby red, magenta hues. Nose of dark fruit, quite oaky. Med+ body, dusty tannins. Flavours of dark fruits - also savoury, bitter herbs and spicy. Good lengthened finish. Nothing really stands out much
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2015 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
11/5/2023 - JCC84 Likes this wine: 94 Points
PNP my last 375, 5 years after my first.
Again a nose of red fruits, herbs and spices, but seems more muted than I noted previously. Very savoury palate with more herbaceous and minerality, light on the red fruits. Finish is long, savoury and smooth with no heat at all. Tannis still have many years to soften.
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2015 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
12/8/2018 - JCC84 wrote:
PNP a bit of a 375, rest in decanter.
Agreed this starts light but picked up quite a bit of heft after 2 hours. Powerful nose of red fruits, herbs and spices. Not as fruit forward on the palate to me as others had found - more herbaceous with some minerality. Long, savoury and easy finish with no heat at all.
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2014 Chapel Hill Shiraz
9/15/2018 - JCC84 wrote: 89 Points
Deep ruby red, magenta hues. Nose of dark fruit, quite oaky. Med+ body, dusty tannins. Flavours of dark fruits - also savoury, bitter herbs and spicy. Good lengthened finish. Nothing really stands out much
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