2010 Domaine Olivier Hillaire Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Petits Pieds d'Armand

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  1/1/2022 - DanielAVTL Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Superb CDP, peak drinking window, may continue to develop in complexity over the next few years and should stay in its prime till at least 2026-2027 IMO. Served over NYE dinner (W/ Leg of Lamb), alongside '07 Pegau and a surprise '86 Gruaud Larose which I will get to in a separate review.
  
  Opened 60 minutes before dinner (no decant) Initial nose - slightly muted notes of blackberry, strawberry, fig jam, leather. Then after 30 minutes in the glass opened up to a beautiful bouquet with added notes of game. No prune-like characteristics (as was suggested in other reviews).
  
  Mouth - Opulent, round, perfectly integrated. Rich layers of dark fruit, cherries, blackberry. No jaminess in the mouth (just nose) and displaying a fantastic, velvety feel with a long and complex finish that paired wonderfully with the lamb.
  
  A superb effort, and while not quite up there with the absolute jaw dropping greats of the region, it's still a wonderful, balanced and delicious CDP meriting a strong 92+ in my book...
  
  Good stuff

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  7/26/2021 - pinotpounder Likes this wine: 92 Points

  92 points

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  9/17/2020 - Mr T wrote:

  Too much prune for me.....especially at this orice

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  6/2/2020 - KJD45$ Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Well I am batting .500 on these bottles..
  Last nights was absolutely perfect with zero prune character...

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  5/31/2020 - KJD45$ Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Drank another....some where between the two...somewhat prune centric on aroma and flavor but not as bad as first bottle...

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