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CUVEE DU VATICAN CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE
Vintage
2010
CUVEE DU VATICAN CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE
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sku # 2483738
Red Wine Hand-Picked Pre-Sell
93 Pts RP r <FONT color=red><STRONG>93 pts Parker </STRONG></FONT><BR><B>Tasting Notes:</B> The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape boasts an opaque, deep purple color as well as a stunning bouquet of scorched earth, tobacco leaf, black currants, kirsch and lavender. The impressive aromatic and flavor spectrum is nicely complemented by a long, rich, well-balanced finish with good freshness, precision and zesty acids. This cuvee should drink well for 15 or more years.<BR><B><FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>PRE-SELL DELIVERY SPRING</STRONG></FONT></B>
93 pts Parker
Tasting Notes: The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape boasts an opaque, deep purple color as well as a stunning bouquet of scorched earth, tobacco leaf, black currants, kirsch and lavender. The impressive aromatic and flavor spectrum is nicely complemented by a long, rich, well-balanced finish with good freshness, precision and zesty acids. This cuvee should drink well for 15 or more years.
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Size
750ML
Color
Red
Varietal
Red Rhone Blend
Country
France
Region
Rhone
Sub-Region
Southern Rhone




 DOMAINE BRUSSET GIGONDAS TRADITION LE GRAND MONTMIRAIL 
Vintage: 2010
Country: France    Region: Rhone
 DOMAINE BRUSSET GIGONDAS TRADITION LE GRAND MONTMIRAIL 
sku # 2483735
Red Wine Hand-Picked Pre-Sell
94 Pts RP r <STRONG><FONT color=red>94 pts Parker</FONT></STRONG><BR><STRONG>The 2010 Vintage For Southern Rhone Is Classic.<BR>Great Gigondas Producer.<BR>Same Quality as Chateauneuf du Pape<BR>At a Lower Price.</STRONG><BR>The world of wine yields great treasure from different parts of the world in a given year. This year there is huge demand for the spectacular Southern Rhone's from 2010. The great wines from the Southern Rhone are the Chateauneuf du Papes and people in the know are clamoring/lining up for the best Chateauneufs from this incredible vintage. Parker himself tastes the Southern Rhone and he has declared 2010 a GREAT VINTAGE with some producers commenting that their 2010's will eclipse their 2007's. Parker comments that, I can't remember a vintage so concentrated, powerful and rich...Weather conditions were near perfect. The 2010's will have significant aging potential, they have excellent tannic structures. The tannins however are sweet, supple with exceptional elegance and finesse. The Southern Rhone is offering an embarrassment of riches and more and more wine lovers are beating down the door to get these outstanding wines. There is one massive problem with this great vintage. The crop was very small, 30 to 40% of all Grenache grapes were lost, the dominant grape varietal in the Southern Rhone. This was due to a viticulture problem, the French call coulure and millerandage which results in uneven berry size and different levels of grape maturity. If in a normal year let say 1000 cases of a wine are made, in 2010 only 500 to 700 cases were made. Availability of these great wines is going to be a definite problem.Domaine Brusset are top four producer in Gigondas, an Appelation not as famous as Chateauneuf du Pape but the best are every bit as good but at a much lower price. This important domaine has vineyards spread throughout the southern Rhone, primarily in Gigondas and its neighboring villages. Domaine Brusset was among the first estates to introduce small barrels (barriques) for aging their top cuvee, the old vine Les Hauts de Montmirail. After an extravagant use of wood in the early days, they have gotten the marriage between wood and fruit to a nearly ideal point. We have three of their finest wines in the 2010 vintage that have got massive scores at low prices. This is a Pre-Sell.<BR><B>Tasting Notes:</B>A superb offering, the 2010 Gigondas Tradition Les Grands Montmirail reveals a more saturated purple color as well as more concentration, definition and precision. It is a refreshing, vibrant, full-bodied wine to drink over the next 12-15 years.<BR><BR><FONT color=red><STRONG>PRE-SELL DELIVERY SPRING</STRONG></FONT>
 Size: 750ML
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 DOMAINE VIEUX DONJON CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 
Vintage: 2010
Country: France    Region: Rhone
 DOMAINE VIEUX DONJON CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 
sku # 2483737
Red Wine Hand-Picked Pre-Sell
95 Pts RP r <FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>95 pts Parker </STRONG></FONT></B><BR>I think this is the best all-round Chateauneuf available today. Massive scores every vintage and often on Wine Spectators Top Ten in their Top 100. 2005 was #3 wines of the year.<BR><BR><B>Tasting Notes:</B> A brilliant effort that ranks alongside the 2007, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape boasts abundant notes of black cherry liqueur interwoven with black currant, blueberry, spring flower, roasted herb, licorice, pepper and bouquet garni characteristics. Full-bodied with good acidity, terrific purity, a fleshy mouthfeel and a long finish, it should be even better in 4-5 years and last for two decades or more.<BR><B><FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>PRE-SELL DELIVERY SPRING</STRONG></FONT></B>
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