Comments on: La Bastide Saint Dominique Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2000 http://www.brisbane-book-club.com/tasting-notes/la-bastide-saint-dominique-chateauneuf-du-pape-2000/ Ramblings and tasting notes on the subject of books and wine Thu, 17 May 2012 09:52:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lincoln http://www.brisbane-book-club.com/tasting-notes/la-bastide-saint-dominique-chateauneuf-du-pape-2000/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 Lincoln Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:58:44 +0000 http://www.brisbane-book-club.com/?p=1464#comment-1554 yes, a bit over the top. Sometimes you can get away with it, sometimes you cannot.... yes, a bit over the top. Sometimes you can get away with it, sometimes you cannot….

]]> By: David H http://www.brisbane-book-club.com/tasting-notes/la-bastide-saint-dominique-chateauneuf-du-pape-2000/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 David H Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:37:01 +0000 http://www.brisbane-book-club.com/?p=1464#comment-1538 Lincoln, I'm curious (and somewhat ignorant :-): is 15% an unusually high alcohol content for the region? I did a quick google on "typical Châteauneuf-du-Pape alcohol" and the top few hits were all between 13.5% and 14.5%, but your comments about the slipperiness, the heat and being a bruiser indicate that you found it a bit over the top compared to others. True? David Lincoln, I’m curious (and somewhat ignorant :-) : is 15% an unusually high alcohol content for the region?

I did a quick google on “typical Châteauneuf-du-Pape alcohol” and the top few hits were all between 13.5% and 14.5%, but your comments about the slipperiness, the heat and being a bruiser indicate that you found it a bit over the top compared to others. True?

David

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