Grand Veneur Chateauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2013
Out of stock
| Quantity: | MSRP: | 1+ | 6+ | 12+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price: | $120.00 | $110.00 | $99.00 | $95.83 |
| Savings: | - | 9% | 18% | 21% |
| Free Shipping: | - | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Couldn't load pickup availability
Grand Veneur Chateauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2013 is made from 50% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah
It boasts an inky/purple color in addition to a gorgeous perfume of crushed rocks, jammy black fruits, charcoal and graphite. Blackberry aroma with an air of dates pressed in alongside – this is sweet-noted. It is easy to appreciate, a sleek and stylish start. The palate holds excellent fruit that runs well and has kick. Its tannins move round freely and a minted finale comes forward. Its dark fruit is tasty, darkens on the finish, where tar and char from its oak enter. It is all very much together, a bundle of harmony, and will gain local attributes as it ages.
An outstanding Chateauneuf du Pape which display the best of its terroir.
The vines are 50 to 100+ year old. They are planted on red clay soils covered with pebble stones.
Harvest is destemmed and crushed. Fermentation temperature is controlled at 30°C. Vatting period of 18 to 20 days. Matured in concrete vats (40%) and oak casks (60%).
"Like this estate's Les Origines cuvée, the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes will be a candidate for the wine of the vintage. If fact, it's shocking how good this wine is. Made from 40% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre and 20% Syrah that will age 60% in barrel and 40% in concrete tank, it has fabulous dark fruits, graphite, chocolate and minerality in its full-bodied, concentrated profile. The wood component is nicely integrated, and while it has masses of tannin, they're polished and sweet. It should benefit from short term-cellaring and evolve nicely for 10-15 years. - Jeb Dunnuck"
- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (Issue 215, October 2014), 93-95 pts
"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.- Josh Raynolds"
- - Antonio Galloni's Vinous (Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reds: The Flamboyant 2014s and the Structured 2013s, April 2016), 93 pts
Customers Also Purchased