96 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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Couldn't stop at one bottle!
04/14/2013
by Seager11931714
I held off trying this, wanting to provide more cellar time to a reported great wine. But, with Wine Access then offering more of this vintage and also the '07, I took the plunge - ordering more and opening a bottle. It was outstanding, despite being young it was very smooth - excellent bouquet and a rich finish. Couldn't stop at just one bottle, the second was as good as the first! I'm sure it will only improve with time.
Wow
12/09/2012
by Mourvedre281329
Best chateneauneuf In many years
Patience required
11/23/2012
by Golubeva14105281
It takes about 3 hours to appreciate this cuvee fully. As aeration
progresses, the Grenache's bouquet with some discordant
notes gradually fades, and Syrah assumes the reins of power.
Then the Gargantuan concentration presents its earthy
undertones.
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GPS
10/19/2012
by Stoe11315962
Outstanding wine for the price.
Fantastic CDP
09/16/2012
by Fannin10580945
We enjoyed a bottle of this with grilled beef and lamb kabobs with Mediterranean seasonings. It was fabulous! Very expressive after about 1.5 hours and just a delight. I have eight left, and I hope to enjoy them over the next few years with various grilled fare. Great wine!
Drink now and make notes of future tastings
06/19/2012
by Kunkle12025699
We actually opened by mistake w/i few days of receiving the wine and it was awesome. Can only anticipate what the other bottles will be like in the future.
Very Interesting CDP
05/04/2012
by Fannin10580945
I have held off drinking any of this for nearly a year after it was first offered and have had one now only because you recently offered more. Utterly smooth, velour like and very rich, this is unlike any CDP I've ever tasted. This may be due to the relatively small Grenache content or it may be due to the fact I'd had a taco salad before opening a bottle to have on its own. The next bottle will get that sorted out. Regardless, the wine is excellent, with absolutely no hard edges. Being much more refined that the typical Grenache dominated CDP, this does not demand something from the grill, though it could certainly handle it. I'm sure I'll figure out something to go with it. Nice wine!
upstate
02/02/2012
by regan14014966
unbelievably great finish to this wine
wow how could it be so well priced
Where's the OWC?
12/31/2011
by endoway1
A case of CdP of this caliber should offer an original wood case (OWC) to those of us who bought a full case at one time and would like the OWC for long term storage of this wine.
How about offering this option to customers who want the "wood?"
Nice but warm
12/28/2011
by Small13621966
I just received a case of this and after several days opened my first bottle. The wine is young and had just arrived and to be fair I'd like to reserve judgement but it was rich, full and quite nice for a wine so young. We enjoyed it with roasted grass fed beef. Grenache has a propensity for alcohol and this is where the warmth comes from. That said, I can't wait to open the next bottle.
Superior Wine
11/25/2011
by Leigh13918959
This is an execellent wine and is surely to get better with age.
12/14/2012
by conroy13811812
Did not like this wine at all at first. Somewhat better on the 2nd and 3rd nights.
Very Average
02/04/2012
by Weinberg13724738
May as well drink this wine right from the bottle as lacking any distinct character - the wine I tasted upon openning did not develop at all after 2 hours. Perhaps I expected more.
Thick
03/24/2013
by Sommers14061023
Very strong thick presentation, maybe will mellow on shelf,not ready now
bad bad bad
02/06/2013
by Spooner12274657
On my scale of 0=I had to spit it out, this is a 1=I didn't have to spit it out.
About Chateauneuf du Pape
The Rhone's Chateauneuf du Pape has been one of the hottest categories of the new millennium in the American market, thanks in equal part to the nearly candied ripeness and full-bodied, chewy texture of these wines and to an unprecedented string of four consecutive very good to outstanding vintages between 1998 and 2001.
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