2016 Delas Frères Châteauneuf-du-Pape Haute Pierre

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 93.0 points

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  12/17/2023 - c.roy90 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Leather, kirsch and some baking spices, nice acidity, but the wine seemed muted and a little backward. Will revisit in a couple of years as this 2016 Haute Pierre has structure for the long haul.
  
  BYO at Great China in Berkeley, CA.

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  12/20/2020 - theebigjuan Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Tasted blind, except I knew the wine would be paired with garlic and rosemary grilled lamb loin chops.
  
  Decanted for 1 hour.
  
  Almost deep and almost purple in color.
  
  Medium intensity on the nose with liquorice/black pepper/coffee/cooked plum/stewed fruits/pine tar/jam.
  
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  I called the wine a Washington State Syrah as I could not envision a CDP being this high in acid and vibrant.
  
  An excellent wine that is just starting to show.

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  8/24/2019 - Nova5400 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Hints of leather and allspice. Quite dry and a bit acidic. Displays characteristic Châteauneuf-du-Pape mineral terroir.

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  3/7/2019 - Atmosphere Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Déjà bien ouvert, porté par un beau fruit. Bouche équilibré, pleine d’énergie, aucune sensation de lourdeur ou d’alcool. C’est très bien fait.
  90 en l’état, certainement plus dans quelques années.

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  2/23/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points

  Best Chateauneuf ever produced from Delas. This has volume, texture and depth of flavor, with all of its juicy, sweet, ripe, kirsch, underbrush, licorice and herbs. The lush, red fruit filled finish is a treat.

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