Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Château dates back to 1560, records suggesting back to 12th century making it one of oldest estates in the heart of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC region near Avignon. Ruby with aromas of red fruit. Blend of about even amounts Grenache, Syrah, Mouvèdre & splash of mostly Cinsault. Aromas of berry fruits, oak & sweet spice. On the palate flavors of raspberry, cherry & blackberry, hints of oak, leather, vanilla spice & black pepper, aged in 20% new oak, complex & elegant, fine soft tannins, long finish, will age well. — 13 days ago

Ed Chin

9.1

A day 2 tasting. Slightly stewed fruit that reminded me for just a moment of some liquor and white pepper. — 16 days ago

Mark Rosse

9.4

Side by side with the 1989. Out of the gate this just showed better. Savory, dried herbs, a bit of leather and tar. But by the end the 89 was just better. — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Great color, still very youthful at age 25, this paired perfectly with some farm-raised elk loins we purchased in Reno 3 months ago that I grilled on the Weber, complex, long finish, really quite fine!! — 7 days ago

with Jim

GaryWEdwards

9.5

Has finally entered a the period to enjoy with patience rewarded. A nice nose of earth, dark berries, and florals. Nice long finish with a bit of plum coming through. An hour decant to the benefit of the wine. — 3 days ago

JKT

9.0

Surprisingly good SB apparently with a bit of Chardonnay for its age. Thought might be over the hill but it’s lively and acidic with mineral notes with hints of spice and stood up to and played well with dark sourced pork! — a month ago

Doug Powers

8.9

This is clearly more evolved than the 1999 Beaucastel CdP, but with that said, it’s still a terrific 25-year-old Côtes du Rhône, nice balance, medium-long finish, definitely mature, time to drink up! — 7 days ago

with Jim

Brendan Baker

9.2

Red and black cherry, garrigue, med body and acidity 😋 — 6 days ago

Will Bean

9.5

🤯 🤯🤯 Difficult to find even when in the region it comes from, but, YES YES YES. Magic — 19 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.9

So velvety and soft. Thus super precise and with a very long goose bumby finish — a month ago