2012 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  3/26/2024 - Decanthor Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Nose is slightly metallic on open. Fruits are there, but the astringency on the finish is way too much. Poured through Venturi and decanted for one hour. This opened the wine to a stunning bouquet of fruit and a mix of sweet/rich earthy elements. Very silky on the palate. Med-full bodied. Paired with mixed grill. Loved it.

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  2/24/2024 - BobMcK wrote:

  Remarkable: showing huge bottle age. Dark nose with feral farmyard notes. Still very tannic. High notes and almost astringent on the palate. Elegant and still quite tight and acidic. However with slow cooked briased beef, it was magical. The acidity and the tannins cut though the fats of the beef: just magical,

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  2/18/2024 - lvjohn wrote: 93 Points

  I didn't decant this before drinking and should have! Initially it tasted of alcohol. The label reads 15.5% and I think if showed that alcohol even after it had opened and dark red fruit showed up. It seems well crafted and should improve with more time in the cellar.

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  7/24/2023 - IvanLi Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This is full of raspberry jam, garrigue and kirsch liqueur. Full bodied and extremely opulent the wine delivers waves of jammy raspberry fruit , bbq smoke, scorched earth and bacon fat. Tannins are abundant, ripe and grippy and acidity is quite pronounced as well. However the wine still feels massive and rather heavy. Very good, but not really outstanding .
  Drink now and in the next 3-5 years.

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  5/20/2023 - Radboy wrote: 93 Points

  Delicious wine and drinking quite well. Fruit and light tannins perfectly integrated.

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