Mostly CdPs from last night

WINE TALK
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These were tasted blind.

1989 Clos du Mont Olivet - Cloudy and browning, not very good.
1989 Beaucastel - Full of brett, disappointing bottle.
1990 Bosquet des Papes Chantemerle - OK but on the downside of prime.
1995 Vieux Telegraphe - Good wine but nothing more than that.
1998 Vieux Telegraphe - Drinking really well now. This wine was closed for such a long time. Just beautiful now.
1998 Beaucastel - Another very good '98. Not as developed as the VT. Should still get better.
1999 Pegau - My WOTN. great aromatics and perfect balance.
2000 Charvin - Reticent. Should be showing more at this age.
1999 Mordoree Reine des Bois - Big wine, tropical notes. Different style but very good.
2001 Clos des Papes - Best vintage of Clos des Papes I’ve tasted. Coming along nicely.
2003 Clos des Papes - One of the worst vintages of Clos des Papes I’ve tasted.
2001 Grand Veneur Les Origines - Very ripe fruit, not a lot of structure. This one surprised me.
2000 Caillou Les Quartz - Gorgeous wine. This was in the flight with 01 Clos des Papes and I was two-fisting these wines. Love it!
2007 Beaucastel - Certainly one of the good 2007s I’ve tried. I would buy this one.
2003 Pegau - Very young but showing promise. One of the few '03s I like.
SQN Just for the Love of It - Certainly stuck out with these wines. It’s SQN at its best.

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dayng! nice night of drinking! [welldone.gif]

what were your top two wines of the night?

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99 Pegau followed closely by 01 Clos des Papes and 00 Caillou Quartz. I’ve got a lot of CdP between '98 and '01 vintages that I need to start drinking because some of these are really busting out now.

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Funny how those 99s are showing so well. Always loved that ‘underrated’ vintage.
Funny how Pegau just kicks everything else in the a$$ so often.

Was the Caillou Quartz a bit too much on the new worldy side? I’ve found some to be just too sticky-sweet and vanilla.

nice lineup for sure.

best,

Doug

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I almost hate to ask, but you didn’t happen to get the lot number on the 03 Clos des Papes, did you? As I recall, there seemed to be quite a bit of variation from lot to lot.

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Doug, not at all. I haven’t had new vintages but back then they were raising the grenache (85%) in old foudres and the 15% syrah saw new oak.

Jeff, no clue to lot number but I’ve never liked the wine and I’ve had it from multiple sources.

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Interesting notes, thanks. Too bad about the '89 Beau - that can be a killer CdP.

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But I agree with you.

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Great notes. What surprised you about the Grand Veneur???

I recently had an insanely bad bottle of the 89 Beau. Just flat out unpleasant.

Anyone notice that Hedonist’s Gazette link to a CDP and Sushi night? That line up must have pummeled the food.

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The ripeness on the wine, the wood, and the lack of structure. I prefer their regular bottling.

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I have a 98 VT on the chopping block. Cannot wait.