M. Chapoutier, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, La Bernadine Rouge

M. Chapoutier · Rhone › Chateauneuf-du-Pape › France

Red · Red Rhone Blend
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LWIN 1109502
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90 /100
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40
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Taster #4983 · Mar 27, 2026
90/100
Was still fresh but tannins extremely soft. Aged characteristics that hide the origin in a blind tasting.
1998 vintage
Taster #9861 · Feb 21, 2025
Can’t find 2/20/25
1998 vintage
Taster #6203 · Feb 1, 2023
88/100
Brick red, rustic, spicy nose. Goodish weight and length. Fruit pleasant though did not develop in the glass so feel it is past its best. Enjoyable but no great shakes.
1998 vintage
Taster #6270 · Mar 23, 2020
Sweet Grenache, kirsch, garrigue. Surprisingly light on its feet, not heavy or over the top at all. Agreeable but at the same time unexciting. A lonely bottle in the cellar.
1998 vintage
Taster #6440 · Sep 16, 2019
93/100
In the pocket. Mature with plenty of fruit. Balanced.
1998 vintage
Taster #3236 · Feb 17, 2017
93/100
Simply delicious!!
1998 vintage
Taster #0068 · May 24, 2016
90/100
Gamey, mature nose with a touch of cacao, smooth in mouth, minimal tannins, slight acid on finish
1998 vintage
Taster #3236 · May 21, 2016
91/100
Very smooth.
1998 vintage
Taster #3123 · Mar 8, 2016
88/100
Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1998 (Chez moi) : OK, but a bit austere - little brett, some fruit in the background, alive, but lacking red fruit to back up everything.
1998 vintage
Taster #3236 · Mar 6, 2016
93/100
Delicious!
1998 vintage
Taster #3236 · Jan 14, 2015
91/100
Nice Burgundy red with browning on the edges. Smooth, soft nose. Gorgeous, generous palate.
1998 vintage
Taster #2944 · Jun 17, 2014
From a 375, first was totally over the hill. The second bottle is looking better but its certainly time to drink up.
1998 vintage
Taster #3236 · Feb 28, 2014
90/100
Very meaty.
1998 vintage
Taster #7519 · Dec 20, 2013
92/100
I have only had the 1995 and 1996 previously. Both purchased and consumed upon release. This drinks much better, I think, than the original Parker rating. But, it brought back memories of those fruit driven Bernardines I had 15 years ago. It's elegant and completely mature. Lots of bricking. Med body, sweet pruney-kirsch fruit with some buried thyme, pepper, leather and mushroom. Alcohol is noticeable (probably a bit higher than the 14% indicated. It actually reminds me of a 20 …
1998 vintage
Taster #0087 · Mar 3, 2013
Decanted for sediment and followed over a few hours. Nice nose of aged black fruit with some floral notes. Still quite young and dense in the mouth with baked blackberry fruit and black licorice. A bit of heat peeks through and detracts. This is nice and likely has many years of life left.
1998 vintage
Taster #5845 · Feb 17, 2013
This is great right now. Early tertiaries, all the right elements. Savory. This is the first bottle of Bernardine that I loved.
1998 vintage
Taster #6440 · Jan 12, 2013
92/100
Quite surprised at this wine's showing after reading CT notes. Dark color with some browning. Nice secondary notes on the nose. Quite rich, ripe, lush...expansive middle...quite well balanced. Lots of life..maybe a bit high on the alcohol scale, but balanced. Nice acid in the backend. Very enjoyable.
1998 vintage
Taster #6952 · Sep 10, 2012
90/100
not much too add to others except for: spicy!
1998 vintage
Taster #1960 · Aug 19, 2012
90/100
Lovely delicate and fading. Nice to drink but need to drink up.
1998 vintage
Taster #9372 · Jun 3, 2012
90/100
Brick color. Fading and light, but still tasty
1998 vintage
Taster #6168 · Jun 2, 2012
91/100
My last bottle. Sigh. My tasting notes from exactly a year ago remain accurate (see 6/4/11). Chapoutier makes wonderful CdP. And, it did well in 1998.
1998 vintage
Taster #0087 · Jan 21, 2012
90/100
Decanted for sediment and tasted over a couple of hours. Savory nose of olive and iodine with hints of blackberry fruit and stewed tomato. Medium bodied with medium acidity. More fruit on the palate with ripe black plum, tart berries and several twists of black pepper. Nice acidity and some light tannins suggest this still has a few years left. Different experience from our last bottle, more advanced, savory and black fruited.
1998 vintage
Taster #0087 · Jan 7, 2012
88/100
90's Dinner : Slow-oxed for about three hours before serving. Red fruited nose with v.a. Light to medium bodied with medium acidity. Baked cherry fruit, black pepper, cinnamon, sour cherries. Still pretty primary, but the spice notes add interest. Nicely balanced and drinking well now.
1998 vintage
Taster #6523 · Sep 16, 2011
89/100
Opened an hour before drinking. Tinges of brown coming through in the colour and intense nose with dark fruit bouquet. Taste shows hints of peppery spice. Fruit comes through together with raisins. This wine is drinking well now but in my view needs to be drunk up - I can't see it improving further.
1998 vintage
Taster #5433 · Sep 1, 2011
88/100
d2, very nice, mature CdP, fruit fading a bit but still tasty, plenty structure
1998 vintage
Taster #1818 · Aug 26, 2011
88/100
Better than expected but far from the greatest ever. Fully mature
1998 vintage