Chateauneuf & Champagne $60+ Non-Blind (Bin 75 Alpharetta, GA): Black core with thin purple rim; big, black fruited, bitter chocolate, purple fruit, very dense and concentrated, very structured but also very plush tannins, so young and not expressing 20% of the complexity this bottling can show; yet another CdP that is on the fuller side of the vintage style.
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Tried a sip on open at cellar temp and found it a bit muted, but it showed promise. Decanted for an hour and consumed over the next hour. Some dark cherries and plenty of pepper and earth in this full-bodied wine.
Even though it's young, this seemed well integrated and was enjoyable. I will let remaining bottles age a bit as I suspect it will improve.
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1/29/2024 - Mhadwin wrote:
Wine Enthusiast 97
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6/10/2022 - Rezy13 wrote:
Chateauneuf & Champagne $60+ Non-Blind (Bin 75 Alpharetta, GA): Black core with thin purple rim; big, black fruited, bitter chocolate, purple fruit, very dense and concentrated, very structured but also very plush tannins, so young and not expressing 20% of the complexity this bottling can show; yet another CdP that is on the fuller side of the vintage style.
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12/24/2021 - Crunge Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tried a sip on open at cellar temp and found it a bit muted, but it showed promise. Decanted for an hour and consumed over the next hour. Some dark cherries and plenty of pepper and earth in this full-bodied wine.
Even though it's young, this seemed well integrated and was enjoyable. I will let remaining bottles age a bit as I suspect it will improve.
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7/11/2021 - Capman Likes this wine: 95 Points
Very nice.. a short decant opened this wine. Smooth to the palate and great aroma. Great compliment to our appetizers.
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11/27/2020 - Sonoma-W Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very intense, dark, lots of charcoal. A bit of earthiness at first -- strong finish.
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