Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Another visit to the weekly Wednesday Wine Committee, and a wonderful hosting by Glenn. As always, all wines are tasted blind. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert.

Ripe and a little hot. Picked up the ABV here more than the others. Rich in style with red, blue and black fruits. Little bit of smoked meats and black pepper/peppercorn finish. At this age, it’s more modern in style. Give it time.

Lavender, smoke, rice cake, sparkling summer river water, ripe, red plum aromatics. Raspberry, plum, light cedar and cinnamon, dry oregano, sandy soils echoing fine grained tannins. Silky, plum oil seductively lounges on your tongue, undulating through the rich black olive and plum cider finish.

Classic cdp and in a good spot. Go ahead and drink it.

2011 vintage. Great for $39.99. Crowd pleasing, smooth tannins, ripe fruits. Her CdR is a fantastic value too!

One of my absolute favorites. Still needed some decanting but it changed really well throughout. Earthy, spicy nose. Candy like notes, but not too sweet. Silky smooth, licorice, black jam, and a little herby.

2010 - hot alcohol cools off early with air anf really opens up - agree with incense and roasted herbs - at 34$ ...wow

i agree with the 9.3 rating for the 2019. was a bday present and very much liked. was pretty much what i want in a CdP (that’s my abbreviation)—-“big” with a stinky finish like “mothballs in my grandpas jacket in the attic” - would buy it for myself!

2022 vintage. Not bad but lacking the structure/zip of previous, recent vintages. More fruit driven. 03.14.25.

First time I had had this type of wine. I will definitely get this in the future. It’s really good for what I like.

2019 vintage. On the old-school side of dry and dusty vs ripe and plushy. Leaner and meaner. Medium body with big grip up front and thinning out, bodywise, on the finish but still dragging the spice box all the way to the finish. 9.6.23.