Head to head: Clos des Papes 05 vs Beaucastel 05 vs Pegau 05.
My lowest score of the three, only because it had a tiny hint of raisin that I didn't love. But mainly stewed fruits, well balanced, very complex and long. Excellent wine, just stiff competition tonight.
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Après 2 heures d’ouvertures, belle finesse, pruneau, cuir léger, en pleine maturité. Aurait pu s’ouvrir encore. Pas encore tuilé, les tannins sont complètement fondus. À boire sur les 10ans à venir.
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Decanted for four hours. First bottle of a case. Nice fruit but not that complex - some tannin evident still on finish. I think could use some more time in bottle so will retaste in a year or so.
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5/11/2024 - Darbus123 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Head to head: Clos des Papes 05 vs Beaucastel 05 vs Pegau 05.
My lowest score of the three, only because it had a tiny hint of raisin that I didn't love. But mainly stewed fruits, well balanced, very complex and long. Excellent wine, just stiff competition tonight.
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5/5/2024 - Joelene wrote: 90 Points
Not much complexity, rather boring, disappointing
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4/7/2024 - Yannou Likes this wine: 92 Points
Après 2 heures d’ouvertures, belle finesse, pruneau, cuir léger, en pleine maturité. Aurait pu s’ouvrir encore. Pas encore tuilé, les tannins sont complètement fondus. À boire sur les 10ans à venir.
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3/27/2024 - TheGreenFrog Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for four hours. First bottle of a case. Nice fruit but not that complex - some tannin evident still on finish. I think could use some more time in bottle so will retaste in a year or so.
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3/9/2024 - AaronMaxwell Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted at Niku. Perfect bottle of this wine. Peaked at about 90-120 minutes of air.
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