2004 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes
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The first vintage for the tiny production, old-vine Grenache cuvee, the 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is 100% Grenache, from the oldest holdings of the estate, that was raised in older, small barrels. It's a sensational 2004 that exhibits lots of plum, black cherries, caramelized meats, chocolate and violet aromas and flavors. Big, rich, full-bodied and uncommonly sexy and textured in the vintage, it is drinking beautifully today but should have no issues evolving through 2019+.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Jancis Robinson MW
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Ruby-red. Sexy oak spices accent ripe blackberry and cherry on the nose, with a strong vanilla note arriving with air. Round and creamy in the mouth, showing very sweet, almost liqueur-like dark fruits and oak spices. Velvety tannins add support but this is essentially a fruit and oak bomb.
Deep purple. Rich and sumptuous bouquet already. But a little bit overdone. There’s a sense of yesterday’s fruit salad. I wouldn’t mind a little bit more zest and freshness. Some rather exotic fruits in it though – papaya even! (JR)
Deep red. Quite oaky on the nose, with scents of blackberry, plum compote, bitter cherry, vanilla, mocha and white pepper. Thick and ripe, with roasted dark fruits building with air. Lush and concentrated, with a candied cherry flavor carrying through the finish.