Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils

Cuvée De Mon Aïeul Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

9.348 ratings
9.310 pro ratings
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Red Rhone Blend
Tomato-Based, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Pork, Beef
Top Notes For
Mike Saviage

Reddish tawny color, translucent. Exotic herbal nose. Notes of cherry kirsch, herbs de provence, strawberries, dark soil. High pitched fruit in the mouth. Very Grenache. Chewy with some pucker. Good acidity for an 03. A bit over the top and not my style.

Reddish tawny color, translucent. Exotic herbal nose. Notes of cherry kirsch, herbs de provence, strawberries, dark soil. High pitched fruit in the mouth. Very Grenache. Chewy with some pucker. Good acidity for an 03. A bit over the top and not my style.

Oct 31st, 2021
Josh Abramson

Love this! Very ripe & fruit fwd, not your everyday chateauneuf du pape

Love this! Very ripe & fruit fwd, not your everyday chateauneuf du pape

1 person found it helpfulApr 11th, 2014
Mike Saviage

Dark ruby with a hint of brownish red. High pitched nose offering ripe plums, herbs, and a sort of medicinal type thing. Sweet fruit and heat with not so much structure in the mouth. Over the top wine, representative of the vintage's hot weather. Not my style of CdP.

Dark ruby with a hint of brownish red. High pitched nose offering ripe plums, herbs, and a sort of medicinal type thing. Sweet fruit and heat with not so much structure in the mouth. Over the top wine, representative of the vintage's hot weather. Not my style of CdP.

Jul 17th, 2016
Connor McMahon

Wow. Stewed strawberries, licorice, dried herbs and some smoked meats. What an incredible wine. From Magnum

Wow. Stewed strawberries, licorice, dried herbs and some smoked meats. What an incredible wine. From Magnum

Nov 27th, 2015
William Feinstein

Still vibrant at 18 years old though I wouldn’t hold for much longer. Currant and blackberry with smoked meats and black tea. Finish is quite long with fairly prominent tannins.

Still vibrant at 18 years old though I wouldn’t hold for much longer. Currant and blackberry with smoked meats and black tea. Finish is quite long with fairly prominent tannins.

Oct 7th, 2021
Dave Schneider

A few years too old but still lovely. Good color for its age. Gentle stewed fruit flavor

A few years too old but still lovely. Good color for its age. Gentle stewed fruit flavor

Jul 3rd, 2021
Michael Phillips

Deep dark great wine. Coming around.

Deep dark great wine. Coming around.

Sep 2nd, 2019
Nic Z
9.2

Great value

Great value

Mar 8th, 2019
Paul J
8.3

Over the hill. I’m not a huge CDP fan, but this was overwhelmed with prunes and plums, and had an unattractive brownish hue to it. Way too sweet and somewhat thin. Not undrinkable, but did pour 1/3 of the bottle out.

Over the hill. I’m not a huge CDP fan, but this was overwhelmed with prunes and plums, and had an unattractive brownish hue to it. Way too sweet and somewhat thin. Not undrinkable, but did pour 1/3 of the bottle out.

Jan 20th, 2019
Brandon T

A real treat! Just what you want from a CdP. Smoked meats, with licorice on the finish. Beautiful!

A real treat! Just what you want from a CdP. Smoked meats, with licorice on the finish. Beautiful!

Nov 10th, 2018