2004 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (38) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  1/12/2024 - PSPatrick wrote: 92 Points

  15% ABV. Medium yellow gold. Tropical fruit, honeydew, acacia, herbs, almond, anise, and pebbly minerality. Full-bodied, with a full, smooth, oily texture, lowish acidity, and very good length. Lightly bitter finish. More about texture than fruit, naturally. Started to show best after 90 minutes of aeration in a small decanter. Mature, with no upside, but will keep.

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  11/15/2023 - JohnMcIlwain Likes this wine:

  Fine barely golden robe. Circumspect upon opening. With air plenty of stone fruit, acacia, warm stone, and garrigue on the nose. Plate is concentrated, finely texture with excellent richness balanced by a bit of phenolic bitterness. Excellent length and layered lotus blossom like finish. Excellent with fish quenelles in mage with caviar. Better still with sweetbreads and mushrooms. Re-buy? Lord, in a minute!

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  4/30/2022 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Great volume on this white. Rounded, rich with notes of honeydew and pear. Fully mature but not on decline yet. Should be drunk on the short term.

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  12/23/2021 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 94 Points

  PNP into Zalto Universal glass (“Fruit” day): Deep golden to the eyes.
  
  Bruised apples and golden citrus fruits. Very elegant.
  
  Medium acidity. Rich and yet mellow, pairs well with food.
  
  93-94 points.

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  12/26/2020 - french16 wrote:

  Tight and oily upon opening. After 45mn, this was a totally different wine with much more energy and zip to it on the palate. Dried fruits, honey and floral notes along a nice chalky touch. Broad on the palate but the air really brings up the acidity.
  This cuvee is really one of the top CDP blanc.

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