Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89
/100
Reviews
24
professional
Vintages
1
2011
Other
89/100
Red Rhone Blend
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95
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Taster #6885
· May 22, 2025
94/100
This is wine really shining right now. Also opened to have with a grilled ribeye steak and finished over several more days. It just kept getting better and better. Wish I had a few more bottles in the cellar.
2011 vintage
Taster #1694
· May 27, 2023
95/100
Had with Sierra and Kevin. 95pts Sierra. Had with very rare ribeye, potato, corn on cob. Sat upright on counter for 3 wks, careful to pour and avoid sediment. Decanted 30min. Sierra (my wife) loved the wine! One of her favorites!
2011 vintage
Taster #4479
· Aug 14, 2022
93/100
mellowing out nicely. 2-3 more years ought to put it in a sweet spot. best now with 45 mins air.
2011 vintage
Taster #0519
· Feb 24, 2022
88/100
Coravin’d into a glass then let it breathe for 30 minutes. Clear, dark ruby color with no bricking. Nose of cherry compote, wintergreen, some garrigue, and a little Brett. Palate is similar with scant very fine tannins and a short-to-moderate finish. Not bad.
2011 vintage
Taster #9812
· Dec 29, 2021
89/100
2 h decant. Integrated, Grenache up front but tempered by Syrah that prolongs the palate
2011 vintage
Taster #0820
· Nov 17, 2021
90/100
A mature CduP, this wine is Garnett in color with a medium intensity. It opens with white peppercorn, bell peppers, faint scents of stewed red fruits, and perhaps a hint of flint on the nose. Still rather closed on opening, but after an hr of decanting it began to unfurl nicely. On tasting, subdued raspberries gives way to peppercorns, wet stone, and rare steak. Tannins are reasonably well integrated, though still grippy, and bright acidity persists. Medium finish. Would pair …
2011 vintage
Taster #1714
· May 16, 2021
93/100
This sang beautifully. It tasted more like 3-4 years old vs 10. This still has a long life ahead of it but was absolutely gorgeous right now.
2011 vintage
Taster #1718
· Mar 2, 2021
90/100
mid-weight, silky. correct, but not special.
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Taster #7668
· Jan 14, 2021
90/100
Decanted 1 hour. Brickish color. Light on palate with red fruit, spice and hint of earth. Refreshing acidity, more than the bottle last year. Medium tannins. Drinking well now though fruit has subsided since last year.
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Taster #1803
· Oct 11, 2020
90/100
This has aged pretty well. Well integrated and good depth.
2011 vintage
Taster #0519
· Apr 19, 2020
88/100
Just ok. Not memorable. Didn't make detailed notes.
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Taster #5969
· Jan 17, 2020
80/100
Nothing off-putting necessarily but just nothing of any interest. Rather “dead”.
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Taster #7961
· Jan 4, 2020
91/100
This wine is rocking right now and most probably will for the next 3-5 years! Medium to full bodied, dark, garrigue, good acidity, slight tannic bite on finish. Absolutely delicious! Glad to have stocked up on this 'value' CDP.
2011 vintage
Taster #0420
· Dec 27, 2019
88/100
PnP was good.
2011 vintage
Taster #7668
· Sep 1, 2019
92/100
Opened for 2 hours. Light/medium brickish color. Tart aroma of non-descript fruit. Light on palate with red fruit, spice and hint of earth. Velvety tannins and medium acidity. Loved this with an outdoor grilled burger.
2011 vintage
Taster #2136
· Jun 2, 2019
90/100
Perhaps this is an off bottle, or it has really shut down. Very little aroma, some spice and cooked dark fruits and plums. Palate is better with a crisp texture and fine tannin supporting moderate levels of baked fruits and some spice. Not nearly as flamboyantly aromatic and fruit-filled as in youth. Drink up or wait? 90
2011 vintage
Taster #1694
· May 20, 2019
82/100
Wait till 05/2020. Maybe it'll get better?
2011 vintage
Taster #2963
· Dec 2, 2018
92/100
Love CDP. Great wine had with lamb chops fabulous
2011 vintage
Taster #4696
· Nov 23, 2018
92/100
Excellent showing of a fine CNdP. Decanted for 2 hours to open it up. Nice balance of fruit and mineral, slightly bricked but oh so good!! Wish I had another.
2011 vintage
Taster #2136
· Oct 27, 2018
93/100
As usual, this is a delicious and remarkably not-overripe Chateauneuf from 2011. Full bodied, rich but pure as can be. A panoply of sweet fruit flavors is backed by herbs and spices. Silky smooth and bright. Simply delicious and still youthful. 93
2011 vintage
Taster #2860
· Sep 20, 2018
87/100
Fairly wimpy and flaccid. Soft structure and mild red fruit. Dusty nose and similar first impression on the palate. Fruit had integrated into a nondescript simple wine with very little to speak of. I've a couple of bottles remaining that will serve as second bottles going forward.
2011 vintage
Taster #8980
· Feb 17, 2018
83/100
Seems like it may have been a bad bottle but hard to tell. Just not good enough for the price. I will not be partaking in this producer again.
2011 vintage
Taster #0519
· Dec 25, 2017
86/100
Dark red with no bricking. Flat and uninteresting. No flaws or taint, just mute on nose and palate. Tasted like the red wine they served on airplanes. Same at pop & pour and after 2 hour decant.
2011 vintage
Taster #8980
· Jun 28, 2017
89/100
Much better than last bottle. Still some odd flavors but not nearly as off.
2011 vintage
Taster #4563
· Jun 3, 2017
May be in a dumb phase or I may not have decanted long enough (45 min). Going to let remaining bottles wait.
2011 vintage