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2016 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes

2016 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 08/2018

Bottled at the same time, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Vieilles Vignes gives up more cassis, tapenade, underbrush, cured meats, and earth, and it’s a slightly more dense, backward wine compared to the Chaupin. Full-bodied and beautifully concentrated, with tons of structure, it stays fresh and elegant, has sweet tannins, and a blockbuster finish. It's an incredible, borderline perfect wine from this estate that will keep for two decades or more.

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Wine Enthusiast

Review Date: 12/2019
Buxom and heady, this is a delightfully rich, hedonistic blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Sun-drenched mulberry and black cherry flavors are explosive on the palate yet it's an elegantly extracted, surprisingly charming wine edged with nuances of violet, dried thyme and earth. The tannins are soft in feel, making it hard to resist young, but there's plenty of time for improvement here too. *Ranked #3 Top 100 Wines of 2019* (AI)

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Wine Advocate

Review Date: 08/2018
Time will tell if this wine equals the stellar 2015; it's certainly very close in quality. The 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Vieilles Vignes is a blend of approximately 75% Grenache, 12% Mourvèdre, 8% Syrah and the rest other permitted varieties. Tarry and deep on the nose, it delivers waves of blackberries and black cherries on the palate, framing those flavors with plenty of richness, layers of silky tannins and a long, elegant finish. (JC) 97+

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Wine Spectator

Review Date: 06/2018
This is packed with plum, raspberry and blackberry confiture flavors that are youthfully wound up, while warm stone, anise, bay leaf, garrigue and tar notes fill in throughout. Dense but juicy, with a long, smoldering feel on the finish. (JM)
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Notes

John Livingstone-Learmonth for Cradle of the Rhône: "deep red colour. The nose is opulent thanks to a glistening aroma led by sweet blackberry coulis, cassis de Dijon, the ripeness going deep. There is an air of black olives also, and the bouquet will chip in with new contributors over time. The palate is thorough, very well filled with essence of black fruits, a deep juice backed by live, smoky tannins. This is going to be both interesting and complex. It carries character from the rugged hot lands of the Vaucluse, and hits the line running. It’s an expressive, convincing Châteauneuf." (10/2017)

Product Details

Origin: Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhone, France

Type/Varietal: Rhone Blends

SKU: #1352014

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