1994 Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 91 points

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  12/10/2017 - PSPatrick wrote: 91 Points

  The bottle was in perfect condition. The wine was medium garnet in colour and offered dried red fruit, blackberry, prune, spices, black pepper, herbs and gamy notes as well as hints of liquorice and smoke on the nose. On the palate, the wine showed sweet, dried red fruit, dried blackberry, spices, black pepper, herbs and some liquorice, complemented by pleasant gamy notes, with medium-level acidity, fine, medium-level tannin and great length of the sweet, spice & herb infused finish. The medium-bodied wine only had average concentration, but good complexity and was balanced and incredibly smooth. A very good wine and dangerous stuff! Yummy! I would recommend decanting for one hour.

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  3/29/2008 - timewithwine wrote:

  No, this isn’t the “Les Originies” bottling, but just the regular bottling. Bricked on the rim and maroon in the core. The color suggests that this hasn’t been opened a bit too soon. I’m not sure of the blend in this, but I’d be surprised if it isn’t dominated by grenache, what with the cigar, cedar, spicy nose. Some spice and dark fruits kick in weaving to an unsteady finish. The midpalate and finish are short. Drink now if you plan to drink at all. 14% alc. Used primarily for making a sauce for penne pasta with lamb sausages, but also sipped along the way. Gift from Steuart Thomas. Recommended with reservations.

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