Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: table wine from Châteauneuf du Pape
Vintage: non vintage, but 2009
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: darker red with garnet hue
Bouquet: very expressive, spicy, animal, leathery with some smoky element and dark red fruit
Taste: medium to full body, very nicely structured, immediate attack of superb smooth mouth drying tannins in the front of the mouth is followed by very high (not round) mid profile and tannins continue to be the major element of the taste with the tart, smoke and meaty element accompanied by some fruit (sour cherries) at the end, all this wrapped by excellent acidity and black chocolate at the end, long finish
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+8=89
Price CZK 250
Stopper: cork
Price CZK 250
Stopper: cork
3rd bottle of this wine tasted. I really felt like something special for my birthday. Was very bored of the NW wines that I tasted recently and then I remembered this wine. Found it quickly in my cellar and was eager to check how it developed since my last tasting in 2013. And what to say more that it was excellent choice and shocking value. Major adjectives: austere with superb tannins, barnyard, smoke.
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