Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Not Too Late for this 1999 CDP!


Robert and I were pulling wines from the cellar when we came across this 1999 Clos de L’Oratoire Des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Papes. When we bought this wine it was US $30 and I put a sticker on it instructing us to drink between 2007-2010. It was June 14, 2010. We sat down to a simple dinner of potato leek soup and a salad with blue cheese and cherries and poured ourselves a glass.

The clear lip and red brick color gave away its age but much fruit remained. Cherry, plum, and leather on the nose. On the palate it was a very elegant wine and there was enough tannin left to complement our eclectic menu. I corked the bottle with one glass remaining and it still had some life when I tasted it the next night. It’s not too late to drink this wine but it’s showing its age. Get on it!

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