Domaine Duclaux (Famille Quiot)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Best showing yet (for the last of my bottles of this). Sweet, almost candied plummy fruit, with lots of roasted green herbs and a subtle earthiness. Fairly high-toned, savory flavors and a lighter style (relative to other CDPs). Not the most complex or deep but it’s developed into a nice dinner accompaniment.
Best showing yet (for the last of my bottles of this). Sweet, almost candied plummy fruit, with lots of roasted green herbs and a subtle earthiness. Fairly high-toned, savory flavors and a lighter style (relative to other CDPs). Not the most complex or deep but it’s developed into a nice dinner accompaniment.
Nov 1st, 2020Big, fruity nose with lots of blackberry and kirsch, some minerality, and a bit of spice cake and woodsmoke. Mouthfilling and very ripe. Peppery heat in the back half of the palate as the flavors fade prematurely. Lots of oomph but not a lot of complexity or length.
It’s remarkable what has happened to CDP since I tasted my first one 35 years ago (‘76 Fortia). They have gotten way less terroir-driven, and gone way more toward the jammy fruit 15% alcohol end of the spectrum. Initially, this was Parkerism at work. Then Cambie came on the scene and further pushed towards “clean,” formulaic wines of the Parkerist variety (winning Parker’s accolades as a result). But now, even if there were to be a revolt by individual growers wanting to return to the mineral-soaked, less fruit-driven, and iodine and garrigue scented wines of the 70s, mankind’s alteration of the climate would make this impossible.
I still have some CDPs in my cellar to work through, but I will be doing so with resignation, not expectation. Those who like homogenous, fiery jam jars will keep CDP at its current level of “prestige,” but until I hit the lottery and can get some Rayas, I will stop buying them. Sad.
Big, fruity nose with lots of blackberry and kirsch, some minerality, and a bit of spice cake and woodsmoke. Mouthfilling and very ripe. Peppery heat in the back half of the palate as the flavors fade prematurely. Lots of oomph but not a lot of complexity or length.
It’s remarkable what has happened to CDP since I tasted my first one 35 years ago (‘76 Fortia). They have gotten way less terroir-driven, and gone way more toward the jammy fruit 15% alcohol end of the spectrum. Initially, this was Parkerism at work. Then Cambie came on the scene and further pushed towards “clean,” formulaic wines of the Parkerist variety (winning Parker’s accolades as a result). But now, even if there were to be a revolt by individual growers wanting to return to the mineral-soaked, less fruit-driven, and iodine and garrigue scented wines of the 70s, mankind’s alteration of the climate would make this impossible.
I still have some CDPs in my cellar to work through, but I will be doing so with resignation, not expectation. Those who like homogenous, fiery jam jars will keep CDP at its current level of “prestige,” but until I hit the lottery and can get some Rayas, I will stop buying them. Sad.
This was terrific. Unfortunately I was pretty well wasted by then so I have no reliable notes. But it was soft, big, round and dad loved it!
This was terrific. Unfortunately I was pretty well wasted by then so I have no reliable notes. But it was soft, big, round and dad loved it!
Oct 13th, 2019
About the best I’ve had! Has a wonderful aroma on the cork. Flavors of berry with a type of smokey bacon. Oak. A high note of a fruit that I would consider sour but yet sweet. Like kiwi maybe. Superb all around!
About the best I’ve had! Has a wonderful aroma on the cork. Flavors of berry with a type of smokey bacon. Oak. A high note of a fruit that I would consider sour but yet sweet. Like kiwi maybe. Superb all around!
Jan 8th, 2018
Blackberry, baking spice, and pepper to finish. Smooth, full bodied but not too big. Great value!
Blackberry, baking spice, and pepper to finish. Smooth, full bodied but not too big. Great value!
Nov 6th, 2017
