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Even better, the 2009 Châteauneuf du Pape Reserve des Célestins is similar to the Marie Beurrier, yet has additional concentration, mid-palate depth and sweet tannin. The balance here is superb, and it gains more and more structure with time in the glass. There’s plenty of similarities to the ’07 (and to a lesser extent, the 2011), and given this showing,...
The 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins comes across like an Amarone, with a gamy, smoky, late harvest style, lots of tannin, and notes of figs, incense, forest floor, kirsch, black currants, and plums. This dense wine showed extremely well, even better than it has over recent years, a characteristic of these cuvees which typically improve over...
Dramatically more concentrated and denser, the 2008 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins may turn out to be one of the wines of the vintage. Abundant notes of beef blood, grilled herbs, charcoal embers, figs and spice are all present in this full-bodied, surprisingly concentrated effort. It is unlikely to hit the market for at least 2-3 more years....
The 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins reveals none of the herbaceousness of its siblings. It has a dark plum/garnet color and a big, sweet nose of roasted meats, lavender, pepper, kirsch liqueur, beef blood, and resiny notes. Surprisingly elegant, but rich and ripe, it looks to be an outstanding Chateauneuf du Pape but not one of Bonneau’s...
the 2010 Châteauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins is a sensational effort. Deeper, richer and more concentrated than the Marie Beurrier, it reveals an unusually inky ruby/purple color to go with overflowing notes of kirsch liqueur, roasted meats, crushed flowers, garrigue and just about every other Provençal spice you could name. Full-bodied, beautifully...