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Clos des Papes
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2021
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Flowers, licorice, kirsch, black raspberries, underbrush and peppery spices fill the perfume. Elegantly styled, refined, soft and supple, with silky tannins, freshness, and lift in the kirsch, black raspberry, cherry and spice filled palate. The wine is a blend of 58% Grenache, 32% Mourvedre, 5% Syrah and the remaining 5% consists of various, allowable grape varieties. The grapes are as always 100% destemmed. The production is quite low this year at only 18 hectoliters per hectare due to hail. This is also why you see less Mourvedre in the blend than usual. The wine is 15.1% ABV, but you do not sense any heat. Drink from 2024-2036. 2,141 Views Tasted Jan 30, 2024 |
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2021
Clos des Papes Blanc (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
White peaches, honeysuckle, licorice, pomelo, orange rind, spice and white flowers create the perfume. The wine is sweet, lush, fresh and fruity, with lift, energy and a touch of salt on the backend. The wine is a complex blend of all 6 allowable, co-fermented, white wine grape varieties . The wine was produced from yields of 18 hectoliters per hectare, due to frost. Drink from 2023-2031. 1,076 Views Tasted Jan 30, 2024 |
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2020
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Flowers are the first thing you notice before discovering all the spice, cloves, kirsch, and dark cherries on the nose. On the palate, the wine is silky, elegant, fresh, supple, and refined. The kirsch shows a beautiful purity and spicy character, along with its refined tannins and peppery strawberries that kick in at the end of the finish. The wine is a blend of 55% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, and 10% Syrah with the remaining 5% consisting of various, allowable grape varieties. The grapes are as always 100% destemmed. The production is quite low this year at only 25 hectoliters per hectare. The wine is 15.2% ABV, but you do not sense any heat. Drink from 2024-2038. 98 Pts 6,738 Views Tasted Feb 23, 2023 |
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2020
Clos des Papes Blanc (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Flowers, white peach, honeydew, orange rind, pineapple and spice. Fresh, lush, round, oily, elegant and polished, the sweetness in the fruit, especially the whit peach notes stand out on the palate and in the finish. The wine is a complex blend of close to equal percentages of all 6 allowable, white wine grape varietal. The wine was produced from yields of 25 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2023-2033. 1,418 Views Tasted Jan 27, 2023 |
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2019
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
It is the sublime sense of symmetry and richness on the palate, along with the sensuous texture that hit all the right notes. There is a gorgeous purity to the sweet kirsch, length, and silky tannins that make this vintage stand out. This wine should age and evolve for 2-3 decades with ease. The yields were only 22 hectoliters per hectare. The wine is a blend of 45% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, and the remaining 5% consists of various, allowable grape varieties. The grapes are as always 100% destemmed. Drink from 2025 - 2040. 11,326 Views Tasted Oct 4, 2022Rich, supple, deep, intense and complex, this is stunning from the get go. One sniff of all that gorgeous, spicy kirsch, herbs, peppery spice and mélange of red fruits and you're hooked. If that wasn't enough, the silky, supple, elegant, fresh palate presence will seal the deal, finishing with its layers of deep, red fruits. This wine should age and evolve for 2-3 decades with ease. The wine is a blend of 45% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and the remaining 5% consists of various, allowable grape varieties. The grapes are as always 100% destemmed. Drink from 2025 - 2040 8,408 Views Tasted Jan 9, 2022 |
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2019
Clos des Papes Blanc (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Lusciously textured with a focus on its tropical fruit, flowers, white peach, yellow citrus peel, almonds, apricot, and orange. On the palate, the wine is fresh, racy, and vibrant with a crispness to the fruits and an oily texture in the sweet finish. Made from close to equal percentages of all 6 allowable, white wine grape varietals. Drink from 2023-2035. 2,559 Views Tasted Oct 4, 2022 |
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2018
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Dark in color, the wine shows a black fruit character with accents of spice, white flowers, and pepper. Black raspberries and herb-tipped kirsch create the core of the wine, which is lush, supple, deep, and fleshy. The wine is full-bodied, concentrated and there is a flamboyance to the character that gives this vintage a uniqueness of character. The hedonistic nature of the finish makes this a joy to taste, with a palate-staining finish leaving you with black cherries, licorice, cocoa, chalk, and peppery kirsch. The wine is a blend of 60% Grenache, 35% Mourvedre, and a bit of Syrah, and various, allowable grape varieties. The grapes are as always 100% destemmed. Due to attacks of mildew in the spring, the yields were the lowest in the history of the estate at only 9 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2023-2038. 4,890 Views Tasted Oct 4, 2022 |
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2018
Clos des Papes Blanc (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
The wine opens with a blast of white peaches, white nectarines, almonds, apricots, honeysuckle, and pineapple. Luscious, fresh, long, and loaded with supple textured topical accented fruits, you can enjoy this now for all of its primary fruits and sweetness, or age it a bit more and allow the minerality to take a more active role. Drink from 2022-2032. 1,928 Views Tasted Oct 4, 2022Made from close to equal percentages of all 6 allowable, white wine grape varietals, the wine leads off with aromatics of roasted nuts, orange, peach, flowers and spice. Luscious, opulent and richly textured, the wine is sweet, fresh and fruity. The wine was produced from yields of only 10 hectoliters per hectare. 3,130 Views Tasted Oct 19, 2020 |
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2017
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
On the nose you find a spicy blend of dark cherries, strawberry, Asian spice, cloves and licorice. On the palate, the wine soft, elegant, fresh and juicy, with sweet, peppery kirsch in the finish. The wine is a blend of 45% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and the remaining 5% consists of various, allowable grape varieties. The grapes are as always 100% destemmed. The production is quite low this year at only 15 hectoliters per hectare. 6,351 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019 |
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2016
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
The spicy cherries might be the first thing you notice, but it only gets better from there with all the flowers, pepper, herbs and kirsch that kicks in from there. Full bodied, rich, concentrated and luxurious in texture, the sensuous layers of cherry, plum and kirsch seem endless as they build and expand in the finish. The fruit has a beautiful purity and intensity that makes you want to taste it again and again. There is a hint of licorice and salinity in the finish that comes out with air. The wine is a blend of 55% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and the remaining 5% consists of various, allowable grape varieties. This is a monumental vintage for Clos des Papes that should not be missed by fans of this wine. 13,231 Views Tasted Sep 18, 2018 |
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2015
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Elegance, purity of fruit, silky tannins and the ability to harness power, concentration, and freshness, keeping everything in balance is what takes place here. Perhaps this is the most consistent wine of the appellation for the past 5 decades. But I digress. This is really a fabulous, sensuous, sexy wine, with velvet textured tannins and ripe, sweet red fruits and spice that does not want to quit. The wine was made using 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and the remaining 5% consists of various, allowable grape varieties. 9,281 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2017 |
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2014
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Elegance, purity of fruit, freshness and energy are at a very level for this semi difficult vintage. The wine serves up ripe, sweet, pure red fruits and spicy berries in suave, polished, sexy finish. 5,059 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2014 |
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2013
Clos des Papes Blanc (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Apricot, orange, melon and floral scents are coupled with a spicy, oily, fat, ripe, nutty, sweet wine. 2,533 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2014 |
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2012
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Violets, red cherries, raspberry and spicy plum scents make up the perfume. On the palate, the wine is silky, lively and fresh, expressing sweetness in the fruit, round, voluptuous textures and purity of flavor. 10,589 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2014 |
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2011
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Just about to enter the other side of maturity, you can still find ample, fresh, ripe, red fruits, spice, bouquet garni, pepper, and floral notes, but the fruit has started to lose some of its intensity. This wine requires drinking in the near future. Drink from 2022-2025. 4,040 Views Tasted Nov 28, 2022Medium bodied, but not light, the nose kicks in with 5 spice, kirsch and peppery scents. The wine offers soft, round textures and a spicy, fresh, cherry, fennel and black raspberry finish that is further complicated by a hint of spearmint on the endnote. 5,717 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2014 |
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2010
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Full bodied, packed and stuffed with sweet, spicy berries, red fruits and floral notes. The wine is sweet, concentrated and dense. There is a lot of volume and depth in this wine. At 16% ABV ,there is no sensation of heat at any point in the experience. I could be short changing this wine on the 98 Pt score, it's sublime and really leaves a lasting impression. A few years in the bottle should add a lot to this elixir. 10,608 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2014Move on over 2007 and make room for the 2010. Until now, I was sure the best vintage of Clos des Papes was the sublime 2007. As good as that wine is, the 2010 is even better! This is intense, pure, rich, mouth coating and long, yet everything is in balance and harmony with its decadent layers of perfectly ripe, lush, opulent layers of fruit. There is so much depth and focus to this wine, it’s close to off the charts! At close to 16% ABV, there is no sensation of heat as it’s buried under the avalanche of fruit. 10,872 Views Tasted May 27, 2013 |
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2009
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Black raspberries, cherry, floral and bay leaf on the nose, with silky textures, freshness, cherry griotte and raspberry flavors that feel soft, fresh and silky on the medium bodied palate. The wine leave you with sweet cherries on the end note. 7,810 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2014 |
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2008
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Earthy, smoky, red plums, medium bodied, lighter style of Clos des Papes with a focus on freshness, elegance, bright red fruits and spice. Drink this Burgundian styled wine on the young side. If you are thinking Parker is off his game on all the high scoring years, due to too much ABV and fruit, you will like this wine a lot. 4,471 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2014 |
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2007
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
No decanting needed, just pop, pour and enjoy all the layers, of rich, supple textured, spicy, peppery red fruits, wet earth, and garrigue with touches of flowers and grilled steak. Drink from 2022-2030. 5,076 Views Tasted Sep 5, 2022Popped and poured, it took no time or effort for all the sensuous, lusciously textured, perfectly ripe, spicy cherries, herbs, pepper, and red berries to show what they had to offer. Concentrated, deep, long and with fabulous richness and staying power, the wine avoids any touch of heat, jam, or overripe flavors found in some 07 Rhône wines. 6,049 Views Tasted Sep 27, 2021Sexy, sensuous, and lusciously textured, this beauty is ready to go with all the perfectly ripe, spicy cherries, herbs, pepper and red berries you could ever ask for. Concentrated, deep, long and with fabulous richness and staying power, the wine avoids any touch of heat, jam or overripe flavors. 6,821 Views Tasted May 6, 2020Luscious, supple, rich, concentrated and focused on its purity of fruit. Ripe, sweet and yet, no heat, or jammy character, just silky, pure fruit here. This is really drinking well today. With time, this will even be better... 9,610 Views Tasted Feb 9, 2017Showing some lightness in the color, the complex nose offers garrigue, kirsch, licorice, cherry, mint and forest scents that work perfectly with the silky, luscious, fresh, berries. There is a beautiful sense of sweetness, purity and freshness in the fruit that stays with you and lingers in the mouth. 11,332 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2014This wine has been a beauty since I first tasted it in tank! What more could you ask for in a Chateauneuf du Pape? A complex nose packed with kirsch liqueur, garrigue, jam, spice and earth, sexy, lush, sensuous textures and a long, fresh, sweet, dark, black raspberry and cherry filled finish. 15,544 Views Tasted Nov 18, 2012With a rich, deep color, the perfume exhibits pepper, black raspberry jam, grenadine, garrigue, licorice and raspberry liqueur. The opulent, silky textured fruit coats your mouth and palate, ending in a long, peppery, sweet, pure, red cherry liqueur finish. This is one of the most sensuous Chateauneuf du Pape wines I've ever tasted. WOW! 20,396 Views Tasted Dec 14, 2011 |
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2006
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
This is really drinking in the sweet spot. the showy nose, with its ripe and over ripe cherries, kirsch, pepper and garrigue starts you up, and the boatload of perfectly ripe, red fruits, spice and herbs, coupled with wild, silky textures finishes the job. 6,398 Views Tasted Jan 17, 2016Just a lovely example of everything that makes Clos des Papes such a pleasure to drink. Combining freshness, opulence, ripe fruit, spicy notes and a complex nose, there is ample structure to age and a vibrant quality in the finish giving the lift and length. Still young, this is drinking well today, but a few more years will add more to the wine. 7,722 Views Tasted Jul 27, 2015Thick, dense, yet light on its feet, the wine is packed with delicious, sweet, spicy red berries, kirsch, wet earth and floral scents with just a hint of sweet jam. Silky, plush and mouth filling, you can drink now, or age it. This is a beauty! 7,640 Views Tasted Aug 7, 2014 |
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2005
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Fresh, bright, sweet, peppery kirsch from start to finish is found here. Elegant, juicy and fresh, with good concentration, energy, length and purity. 6,022 Views Tasted Nov 24, 2018Bright, fresh, peppery, black raspberry, kirsch, garrigue and fennel scents open to a rich, sweet, spicy plum and black cherry jam filled wine this is still young. But if you like your Chateauneuf du Pape on the young side like I do, it's showing nicely. 10,981 Views Tasted Dec 9, 2012 |
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2004
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
A beautiful nose with peppery red cherries and black cherries, earth, black raspberry jam and fresh herbs open to a soft textured, kirsch filled wine that is already drinking well. 7,127 Views Tasted Nov 25, 2012 |
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2003
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Concentrated, lush and full bodied, the powerful wine kicks off with jammy black cherries, pepper, figs and Provencal herbs. Not exactly delicate, this is more focused on the volume and stylistic character. There is a touch of dryness in the finish that is not off putting, but part of the wines character. There is no touch of heat or over-ripeness here. Still young, this is not your grandmother's Clos des Papes. 5,216 Views Tasted Jan 10, 2018Much better than a bottle tasted a few months ago, still, while there was a lot to like here, with its jammy kirsch, spice, earth and peppery profile, this is not a wine I'd hold for more development. Drink up over the next few years is my advice. 6,669 Views Tasted May 18, 2017Hopefully, as my instincts say, this was an off bottle. Much of the freshness and red fruit were missing, and instead, the wine showed an intense jammy, fig like quality that was far too overripe, and flabby. This was from the same case as other bottles that have been stunning. So, sadly, your guess was as good as mine. 5,216 Views Tasted Feb 10, 2017Not as robust as it was during the prime of its youth, but then who is? Layers of sweet, ripe, very ripe and over ripe dark red fruits, licorice, spice, earth, herbs and kirsch liqueur are all over the place. Rich, lusty, but not over the top, this is not a wine to hold from here. 6,706 Views Tasted Oct 2, 2016Perfectly ripe cherries, lavender, pepper and garrigue, with a faint hint of prune in the nose. Silky, soft and plus, with a great sense of purity, there is nothing over the top, or out of place in this wine. The sweet, ripe, cherries and kirsch carry all the way through. One could quibble and with the minor sense of heat in the finish, but that does not detract from the experience. At 11 years of age, this could be in the sweet spot. 7,214 Views Tasted Apr 27, 2014Ripe scents of black cherry liqueur, raisins, pepper, black raspberry, spice and kirsch lead to a full bodied, packed youthful Chateauneuf du Pape. This is a very ripe, concentrated, powerful style of Clos des Papes that some tasters like more than others. 11,204 Views Tasted May 24, 2013Smokey black cherry, garrigue, lavender, all spice, kirsch liqueur, fresh cut herbs and intense black raspberry scents create the compelling perfume. Dense, corpulent, concentrated and packed with layers of sweet, ripe, juicy fruit, this wine grabs your attention without an apology.The wine fills your mouth and coats your palate with layers of fruit and flavor. This seems young and should only get better over the next decade or two... This is not a wine of finesse. But it is a delicious wine of Chateauneuf du Pape. 12,561 Views Tasted Feb 27, 2012When this wine was first delivered to the states, it stirred an intense controversy over the Internet. Awarded a high score by Robert Parker, some tasters called the wine a mess. I've enjoyed stunning bottles of this wine at times. On other occasions, the wine seemed like it suffered heat damage at some point. One specific friend has opened it numerous times and everyone of his bottles have been flawed. All my bottles have been sublime. At dinner last night, a guest brought a bottle and clearly, the wine endured damage along the way. The wine was light in color, flavor and density. There was an enjoyable level of kirsch, garrigue and herbs, but that is not what the wine delivers at its best. It was not a bad tasting experience, but this bottle was at best average. 11,281 Views Tasted Dec 30, 2011This sports one of the darkest colors I’ve seen in a young Chateauneuf. Intensely concentrated with massive layers of ripe, dark and peppery, ripe red fruit. Full bodied, ABVic and richly concentrated, I'm not sure why this wine invites all the controversy. 7,425 Views Tasted Oct 15, 2007 |
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2001
Clos des Papes Blanc (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Good rich character, ripe, full bodied in an exotic style. Already showing well. Might not be long lived. 2,007 Views Tasted Jun 6, 2004 |
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2001
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Rich, intense, full-bodied, concentrated, spicy, sweet, fresh, vibrant layers of kirsch, black pepper, licorice, herbs and meaty nuances, as well as a touch of VA pop as soon as the cork leaves the bottle. The wine exudes spicy kirsch notes from start to finish. Popped and poured there is no reason to wait if you are holding on to any bottles. 4,122 Views Tasted Apr 13, 2020If you're seeking to get seduced by a mature, Chateauneuf, look no further The purity in the sweet cherries is perfectly matched by its earthy floral and spicy quality, soft textures and sensuous, red fruit filled finish. 4,543 Views Tasted Nov 13, 2017What a super wine and in the perfect sweet spot too. Complex aromatics are in synch with the rich, sweet, concentrated, pure black cherries, earth, plum and spice notes that take up most of the room in your mouth. Fresh, long and clean, with great purity of fruit, what are you waiting for? Pop a cork! 4,558 Views Tasted Aug 23, 2014A rich perfume of fresh black pepper, kirsch, 5 spice, fennel and black raspberry jam open to a wine filled with soft, velvet like tannins. The wine ends with a juicy mouthful of ripe Grenache, spice and kirsch. This is drinking great today. 8,175 Views Tasted Jan 24, 2012 |
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2000
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Refined, elegant, soft and silky, the sweet red fruits are spicy, vibrant, clean and pure. Fully mature, medium-bodied, charming and fresh, the peppery, earthy, herbal strawberry cherry and raspberry finish hit the spot. There is no reason to hold this any longer. 4,177 Views Tasted Jul 28, 2021All good things must eventually come to an end, which is this wine is going. At weeks before its 14th birthday, the wine does not have the same freshness, level of fruit or vivacity it displayed in its youth. It was easy to find the kirsch, licorice and garrigue character, along with its trademark supple textures, but the wine is clearly fading. I'm going to finish my few remaining bottles over the next year or two. 5,058 Views Tasted Dec 4, 2013Lush textures and a perfume packed with kirsch, Provencal herbs, earth, strawberry jam and pepper. Elegant, charming, sensuous, fresh, pure and drinking perfectly today. 7,164 Views Tasted Jun 4, 2012Jammy blackberries, raspberries, cherry liqueur, Provencal herbs and black pepper are easy to find. The texture melds power with Chateauneuf styled elegance. Very concentrated wine. The long, pleasurable, multi-faceted finish is a treat. 4,145 Views Tasted Dec 17, 2008 |
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1999
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
On the fresh, bright, crisp and floral side, the cherries are still sweet, crisp, floral and elegant. The finish offers an elegant, bright, kirsch filled note. Not the deepest or more concentrated wine from the estate, but it is among the more refined and charming vintages produced here. 4,196 Views Tasted Oct 6, 2018 |
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1998
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Elegant in style, there is good freshness to all the sweet, ripe, kirsch, cherries and black raspberries, accompanied by spice, herbs and black pepper aromatics. Medium bodied, silky and refined, this is already fully mature. There is no reason to hold it for further aging. 3,940 Views Tasted Sep 23, 2016 |
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1995
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Kirsch, pepper, fresh herbs, strawberries and ripe cherries open to a soft, ripe, elegant expression of Grenache. At close to 20 years of age, this seems to be a fully mature Chateauneuf du Pape that is right on top of its game. 5,420 Views Tasted Aug 11, 2014Black cherry, kirsch, earth, truffle and fresh market herbs. Robust, concentrated black cherry and herb flavors end with a dense melange of dark cherry, jam and plum flavors. This fully mature Chateauneuf du Pape might have been a little more interesting a year or two ago. There is no reason to age this any longer. 5,606 Views Tasted May 15, 2011 |
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1990
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
This fully mature Chateauneuf du Pape offered a lot of excitement on the nose. Fresh black cherry, garrigue, kirsch, herbs, camphor and anise made up the perfume. Full bodied with soft textures, concentration and finesse. If the spicy, kirsch filled finish was a bit longer, it would have earned a higher score. This is not going to improve. I'm going to enjoy my two remaining bottles over the next year or two. 5,208 Views Tasted Jun 10, 2010Calling it a mini version of Rayas is an accurate description. The nose exploded from the glass with spicy cherry tones, herbs, jammy black fruits and pepper. As good as the nose was, the palate might even have been better! Dense, thick, full bodied fruits filled your mouth with layers of elegant red and black fruits. The finish lasted at least :35. 2,699 Views Tasted Feb 12, 2005 |
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1979
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Every time I have this wine, I walk away impressed and this bottle was no exception. Still vibrant, fresh, lusty and full of life, the fruit were there in abundance and the delicious finish really sticks with you. 3,011 Views Tasted Apr 16, 2016Tasted blind, I was sure this was several years younger than its true age. The attention grabbing aromatics with their earthy, pepper, kirsch, garrigue and spice don’t let go. The silky, ripe, array of ripe fruits on the palate are even better. There is no reason to hold back from popping a cork if you are lucky enough to own this wine. 4,454 Views Tasted May 21, 2013 |
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1969
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Very few Chateauneuf age past 12-15 years, with only a handful or so of wines making it past 25 years, but this Clos des Papes was simply off the hook at more than 50 years of age! The nose, with its cigar, mint, strawberry, and charcoal was gorgeous, and the silky, pure, red-toned fruits on the palate were as good, if not better. It is not a candidate for further aging, but if you ever see one of these gens, grab it, and call me! Drink from 2023-2025. 1,551 Views Tasted Sep 1, 2023 |
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1945
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Cloudy, red in color, ample scents of kirsch liqueur, truffle, grilled steak, cherry wood, cherry pipe tobacco, spice and black cherry caught your attention and kept it. Soft, sweet, pure and intense, with time in the glass, the elegant, spice, red berry filled wine began to fade. On the other hand, a wine like this is a time machine. World War Two had just ended. The Nazis were defeated in and much of Europe was in shambles, needing to be rebuilt. Knowing that was taking place while this wine was alive, once again, wine became the only working time machine! 4,182 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2012 |
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1937
Clos des Papes (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
The oldest Rhone I have ever tasted was the color of light tea. The smoky, mineral and herbal perfume had no hints of fruit. Soft, rustic herbs and tart cherries were found in the finish. While this was not a great or even good wine, tasting bottled history is always a treat. 3,459 Views Tasted May 7, 2014 |
