90POINTS
16½/20
M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Bernardine 2008
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceVery peppery, saddle leather, barnyard, black cherry, cedar, smoked meat, cooked carrot, gamey, garrigue aromas. Ripe, round, rich, supple palate with smoky, prune, black cherry jam, gamey, garrigue, kirsch, peppery, resin and tobacco flavours. Youthful, gamey, rustic style with good complexity and a bit of stuffing with some warmth on the finish. Now -5 years.Tasted: 26 July 2011Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $49.00 | 750ml | specialty listing |
AB | $53.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
QC | $49.00 | 750ml | |
NF | $52.00 | 750ml |
Blend: Grenache - Syrah - MourvèdreCSPC: 432385UPC: 003391181010832