{"product_id":"grand-veneur-chateauneuf-du-pape-vieilles-vignes-2013","title":"Grand Veneur Chateauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2013","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eGrand Veneur Chateauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2013 is made from 50% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eIt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tAn outstanding Chateauneuf du Pape which display the best of its terroir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe vines are 50 to 100+ year old. They are planted on red clay soils covered with pebble stones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eHarvest 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%).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\"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\"\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cstrong\u003e- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (Issue 215, October 2014), 93-95 pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\"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\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reds: The Flamboyant 2014s and the Structured 2013s, April 2016), 93 pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Veneur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948838121519,"sku":"F0EE137221RRL","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/gvvv_f62efc73-0318-4291-bf7a-a15ef95f94ec.jpg?v=1771484482","url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/grand-veneur-chateauneuf-du-pape-vieilles-vignes-2013","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}