2013 Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
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Opaque ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes fresh dark berries, lavender, vanilla and smoky Indian spices, accompanied by a bright mineral quality in the background. Velvety and expansive on the palate, offering alluringly sweet and deeply concentrated black raspberry, cherry-vanilla and blueberry flavors that become livelier as the wine opens up. Closes spicy and extremely long, showing lingering florality and harmonious tannins.
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Jancis Robinson MW
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In the top 1-2 wines of the vintage, the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a Mourvedre shifted blend of 40% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre and 20% Syrah that saw 16 months in 60% small barrels, with the balance in concrete tanks. There’s just over 400 cases produced and this inky colored, beautifully concentrated effort offers loads of roasted meats, licorice, chocolate and sweet black fruits. Seamless, sexy and seamless, with uncommon polish and ripeness to its tannin, it will have 10-15+ years of longevity.
Vivid purple. Complex, expansive aromas of black and blue fruit preserves, licorice, fruitcake and smoky minerals, with a sexy floral note emerging with air. Palate-coating boysenberry and bitter cherry flavors become sweeter and livelier with air, picking up a hint of candied lavender on the way. Tightens up on the long, youthfully tannic finish, which features intense dark berry and peppery spice qualities.