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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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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Oct 2010 The 2009 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape (30% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise and the balance...... more info |
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$85) Interestingly enough, even though many of the 2010 Perrin et Fils selections from the southern Rhone were scheduled to be bottled right after my...... 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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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Oct 2011 The Les Cailloux 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre and the rest Syrah and other permitted...... more info |
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Oct 09 Two brilliant successes are Brunel's cuvees of 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape. The 2007 Les Cailloux Tradition (a...... more info |
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Oct 07 The blockbuster 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac shows classic garrigue notes intermixed with ground pepper,...... 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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Charvin’s 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape has turned out to be one of the vintage’s top efforts. Lovely sweet notes of glove leather, roasted meats,...... more info |
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate October 2011 The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (which tips the scales around 15% natural alcohol) is a great example of...... more info |
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More backward and concentrated, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits a dark ruby/purple color as well as dense, black raspberry, black currant,...... 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 |
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The Chaves have a parcel called Bachasson, but in 2009, the fruit was all blended together, resulting in a fabulous 2009 St.-Joseph. Stunning notes...... more info |
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The 2009 is showing better out of bottle than it was last year. Gorgeous kirsch liqueur notes, raspberry jam, forest floor, spice box, new saddle...... more info |
