TN: 2006 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) - Châteauneuf-du-Pape

WINE TALK
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NOSE: light, spicy red fruits; roasted herbs; slightly underbrushy; nose does start to darken with air.

BODY: ruby color of medium-light depth; medium-light bodied.

TASTE: spicy red fruits from the nose are repeated on the palate; not even close to overblown; elegant; “grenachey”; a touch smoky; hint of cherry; light blueberry; 14% alc.; this does gain some weight with air, but it remains fresh and elegant; clean, not funky. On the whole, given the blend, I was incredibly surprised at the “lightness” and elegance of this wine. It may have needed more air.

B: 50, 5, 12, 16, 7 = (90 pts.)

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I was suprised at how light this was as well…not my fave…

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I feel the same way … don’t really know what to do with my other bottle. I might just try giving it tons of air when I pop it, as the bottle I noted on above was showing signs of gaining weight near the end of the bottle.

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2006 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) Châteauneuf-du-Pape - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (5/20/2016)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over two days –
– 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 12% Syrah, 3% Cinsault –

NOSE: clean; red-fruited; hints of wet stones and hot dogs.

BODY: fine particulate matter present; medium bodied; garnet-violet color of medium depth, with a hint of bricking at the edges.

TASTE: black currants (liqueuer); medium-fine grippy tannins; hint of smoke; clean; alc. a little noticeable (labelled at 14%); dark soil tone that speaks heavily of the Mourvedre; really deep smoky beef/leather aspect — enjoyable; very light for a CdP; drinking better today than it did back in 2009; Drink now or over the next 5 – 10 years.