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2015

Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée les Grenaches de Pierre

Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Pouring a translucent ruby, with what at first glance might seem like a somewhat thinly hued transparency, the Grenaches de Pierre leads-in with a comparatively lighter tinge and muted nose. First…

Reviewed 6 October 2021
2016

Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Gallimardes

Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Ripe and extremely powerful, with alcohol dominating the profile from stem to stern. What plagued this wine more than the others was its cloying and sticky sweetness. There is just SO MUCH fruit…

Reviewed 7 July 2021