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Clos Saint Jean La Combe des Fous Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2005
...the 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Combe des Fous is a blockbuster that tops out on my scale. Exotic, perfumed and layered, with incredible kirsch, ground herbs, pepper and hints of olive tapenade-like aromas and flavors, this beauty is full-bodied and flawless on the palate, with ultra-fine tannin structure, building richness and a finish that just won't quit. Given its depth of fruit, it's a sheer joy to drink even today, yet will continue to knock it out of the park over the coming decade or more. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Ratings on Delectable
Dan Fredman 
Chef Sommelier World of Pinot Noir
2005 hitting its stride. Philippe Cambie knows his stuff! Balanced and complex, great sense of place, with more than a little pleasure mixed in with the wine's inherent gravitas.
2005 hitting its stride. Philippe Cambie knows his stuff! Balanced and complex, great sense of place, with more than a little pleasure mixed in with the wine's inherent gravitas.
9.6
LM Segal
Evokes an 80's Mike Tyson, powerful, primary, possibly destined for greatness but creating a fear that unnerves. Appropriately, it socks the nose, cloves, kirsch, leather. Assaults the palate, huge extraction that manages to float, coffee, dark chocolate. Compote left out for a day. Would love to taste this next to any SQN Grenache of similar age...Group was confounded but, like 80s Iron Mike, agreed that it's destined for fame or despair, but will always be interesting.
Evokes an 80's Mike Tyson, powerful, primary, possibly destined for greatness but creating a fear that unnerves. Appropriately, it socks the nose, cloves, kirsch, leather. Assaults the palate, huge extraction that manages to float, coffee, dark chocolate. Compote left out for a day. Would love to taste this next to any SQN Grenache of similar age...Group was confounded but, like 80s Iron Mike, agreed that it's destined for fame or despair, but will always be interesting.
9.6
Monica O
How is that drinking? I had 2003 a few weeks ago and it was rockin!
How is that drinking? I had 2003 a few weeks ago and it was rockin!
9.7
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