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The May 2023 Auction: Part 3
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Estimate: $1,100
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96+WA
"After aging just nine months in 300-liter barrels, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape (a blend of 92% Mourvèdre, 5% Grenache and 3% Roussanne, from 50-year-old vines in La Crau) offers bold aromas of black cherries accented by slightly floral, oaky notes. Full-bodied and rich, concentrated but not overly alcoholic, framed by supple, ripe, velvety tannins that turn long and dusty on the finish, this is a lovely wine that should age well for 20 years or more. Chimere is a Chateauneuf du Pape project from Manfred Krankl (of Sine Qua Non fame) that is produced at Clos St. Jean and sold only in magnums to members of the SQN mailing list, so I suspect this review is largely academic."
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"After aging just nine months in 300-liter barrels, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape (a blend of 92% Mourvèdre, 5% Grenache and 3% Roussanne, from 50-year-old vines in La Crau) offers bold aromas of black cherries accented by slightly floral, oaky notes. Full-bodied and rich, concentrated but not overly alcoholic, framed by supple, ripe, velvety tannins that turn long and dusty on the finish, this is a lovely wine that should age well for 20 years or more. Chimere is a Chateauneuf du Pape project from Manfred Krankl (of Sine Qua Non fame) that is produced at Clos St. Jean and sold only in magnums to members of the SQN mailing list, so I suspect this review is largely academic."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
The southern Rhone's most famous appellation, blending Grenache with Syrah, Mourvedre and more into rich, warming, spice-laden reds from galet-strewn soils.
A warm-climate red giving generous, high-alcohol wines of red fruit and spice. It anchors southern Rhone blends and old-vine wines in Spain and Australia.
A late-ripening red lending structure, dark fruit and gamey, meaty complexity to southern Rhone and Mediterranean blends.