Reddit reviews The Chateauneuf-du-Pape Wine Book
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General Reference:
Wine Atlas
Oxford Companion
Windows on the World
Specific Reference:
Vino Italiano
Wines of Rioja
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
General Reading:
Wine and War
Adventures on the Wine Route
Liquid Memory
Billionaire's Vinegar
Judgment of Paris
This was my first thought as well, so I went digging. Here's another pic someone took of a '78 Solitude label without the embossment on the bottle. That being said, here's a pic from an old and rare CdP flight that includes the '78 Solitude (sixth label from the left) led by Harry Karis, who literally wrote the book on CdP, and his bottling appears to have the embossment.
So either they produced both kinds of bottles that year, or there's a fraudulent bottling making the rounds.
At the time 1978 was the best vintage in the Rhone in 30 years and Robert Parker wouldn't rate another vintage as highly until 1998.
It's a great candidate for fraud.
Yes, it's always that blend. Reference? Well, I've been a collector of Clos des Papes it since 1998. If you're a fan of CDP, you should pick up this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Chateauneuf-du-Pape-Wine-Book-Harry-Karis/dp/9081201719
Just confirmed, those numbers are in there too.
or you can Google it. It's not a hard fact to find. you can also find info like that on any of the critic sites like jamessuckling.com or erobertparker.com. Say what you will about Parker, but in my opinion, no one covers Rhone or Bordeaux better than he does. if you're a real Rhone or Bordeaux enthusiast, his $25/qtr rate is worth it.
You can even find this type of info in the summaries provided by K&L and the like.
"One of the benchmark estates, Clos des Papes covers close to 90 acres in Chateauneuf du Pape and is run by the incredibly talented Paul-Vincent Avril. Favoring a single cuvee, his Chateauneuf du Pape is always a blend of 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre 10% Syrah and the rest a mix of Vaccarese, Counoise and Muscardin. No new oak is used in the winery and all new barrels and foudre see three vintages of his non-vintage Le Petit Vin d’Avril before being used for his grand vin."
http://www.klwines.com/p/i?i=1121419
another vintage with the same blend: http://www.klwines.com/p/i?i=1211961