Domaine De La Janasse - Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2018 (750ml)

Rating

97

Release Price

NA

Drink Date

2021 - 2030

Reviewed by

 Joe Czerwinski

Issue Date

30th Oct 2020

Source

Issue 251 End of October 2020, The Wine Advocate

The magnificent 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes continues the string of successes under this label. While a bit less expressive on the nose than the other cuvées, it's impossibly voluminous on the palate. Full-bodied and expansive in the mouth, it's also rich and velvety, with ample tannic structure to support its almost overwhelming generosity. A whirl of mixed raspberries and blackberries join with salted licorice and dark chocolate, culminating in a long finish that combines more-ish salinity with the dusty essence of crushed stone.

DOMAINE DE LA JANASSE

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2018

Score: 96

Release Price: $118

Region: France / Southern Rhône / Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Color: Red 

Issue: Dec 31, 2020

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Tasting Note

This offers up a lushly textured set of crushed plum, boysenberry and blackberry fruit flavors scored with licorice snap throughout and laced with black tea on the finish. A subtle mineral edge peeks through the wall of fruit on the finish. For the cellar. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Best from 2023 through 2038. 504 cases imported. — JM