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!
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!
