Wine With Bok - 9.5/10 Stars
Coming from a top vintage from CDP, and obviously their flagship cuvee, wasn’t made every vintage, and only release them for great vintages. So this rare gem is obviously a rare find. I decanted it less than an hour, the first whiff was filled with pharmaceutical medicinal nose, but it quickly got blown off, left with large amount of black currant and dark fruits. Although predominantly Grenache, it didn’t taste like Rayas, the king of CDP. A tad too sweet on the body, although very elegant and comforting, with very well integrated tannins and silky finishing. It does have the potential to go much further with age. (4/2019)
Robert Parker - 99 Points
Notably more youthful and lively than either the Reservée or Cuvée Laurence, the 1998 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée da Capo offers a massive, full-bodied and decadent profile to go with ripe, full-throttle notes of cassis, licorice, roasted herbs, Asian spice and garrigue. The first vintage of this tiny production cuvee and coming all from the old vines of La Crau and mostly rolled pebble soils, it's just now at the early stages of maturity and has plenty of life ahead of it. Nevertheless, there's absolutely no harm in opening bottles today. (8/2015)
Wine Spectator - 98 Points
Notably more youthful and lively than either the Reservée or Cuvée Laurence, the 1998 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée da Capo offers a massive, full-bodied and decadent profile to go with ripe, full-throttle notes of cassis, licorice, roasted herbs, Asian spice and garrigue. The first vintage of this tiny production cuvee and coming all from the old vines of La Crau and mostly rolled pebble soils, it's just now at the early stages of maturity and has plenty of life ahead of it. Nevertheless, there's absolutely no harm in opening bottles today. (8/2015)
Specifications
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Sub-Region | Chateauneuf du Pape |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Grape | Grenache |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Bok Rating | 9.5/10 Stars |
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