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CDP Reserve des Celestins, Domaine Henri Bonneau 2006

Tasting Notes

The 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins, which should be bottled in 2012, had its best showing yet. Notes of soy, beef blood, kirsch, garrigue, licorice and tapenade make this a classic, expansive, full-bodied Chateauneuf du Pape that should turn out to be a great sleeper from this cellar. It could be similar to Bonneau's 1986, which was probably the wine of the vintage in Chateauneuf du Pape. It should drink well for 25-30+ years.

94/96
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (197), November 2011

Starting the reds, the 2012 Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet de Beaucastel looks to be an outstanding example of this cuvee. Showing plenty of black cherry, mineral, cracked pepper and underbrush, it is medium-bodied, possesses great acidity, and gains in both richness and depth in the glass. While most Cotes du Rhones drink best in their first 4-5 years of life, this cuvee can age well past a decade. Drink now-2022.

94
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate (209), October 2013
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