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The 2003 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape turned out as well as I could have hoped and is certainly an outstanding wine, deep ruby/purple with a tight...... more info |
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One of the great successes of the vintage and certainly better than their 2003 is Beaucastel’s 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape. Deep ruby/purple in color...... more info |
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Awesome wine! ... more info |
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jan/Feb 2008 ($50) Deep, bright red. Pungent, highly complex bouquet evokes cherry-cola, blood orange,...... more info |
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The biggest production cuvee, the 2005 Ermitage Le Pavillon (1,067 cases in this vintage) has a dense purple color, the classic acacia flower,...... more info |
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The biggest production cuvee, the 2005 Ermitage Le Pavillon (1,067 cases in this vintage) has a dense purple color, the classic acacia flower,...... more info |
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Wine Spectatator, July 31, 2008 ($225) A big, broad-shouldered version, with loam, tobacco, currant paste and hoisin sauce notes out in front of the...... more info |
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Wine Spectatator, July 31, 2008 ($225) A big, broad-shouldered version, with loam, tobacco, currant paste and hoisin sauce notes out in front of the...... more info |
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The biggest production cuvee, the 2005 Ermitage Le Pavillon (1,067 cases in this vintage) has a dense purple color, the classic acacia flower,...... more info |
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Some houskeeping yielded a few more cases of our best selling Chateauneuf. While it lasts! Wine Advocate #163; February 2006 ($50) Laurent Charvin,...... more info |
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jan/Feb 08 ($65) Bright ruby. Vibrant red berry and cherry aromas are complemented by suave mineral and...... more info |
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Along with the single vineyard offerings from Michel Chapoutier, Chave’s 2000 Hermitage is a candidate for this appellation’s “wine of the vintage.”...... more info |
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The 1995 Hermitage Cuvee Cathelin, only the third vintage of this offering, is less aromatic than the cuvee classique. Rich and powerful, with a...... more info |
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Tasting through the separate barrels of the 2004 Hermitage was, as usual, a lesson in French terroir. This elegant vintage also revealed surprising...... more info |
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The dense saturated purple-colored 1999 Hermitage had been bottled only 24 hours before my visit. It is a brilliant effort. The wine exhibits...... more info |