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95 -Vinous -

Technical Details

  • Blend 65% Grenache, plus Syrah, Mourvèdre, and other permitted varieties
  • Winemaker Cristhophe Sabon
  • Country France
  • Region Rhône Valley
  • Sub Region Southern Rhône
  • Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  • Vineyard Four distinct plots/terroirs aged 60 to 100-years-old: La Barnouine, Chapouin, La Crau, and Les Saummades
  • Farming Method Organic Practices with Ecocert Organic Certification (Agriculture Biologique / AB) starting with the 2014 vintage
  • Oak large oak foudres for the Grenache component, plus 'a small proportion' of new French oak for the Mourvèdre component
  • Fermentation The third of only 4 ever releases of this cuvée. Destemming of only 30% of the grapes, with 70% whole-cluster. Fermented in temperature-controlled concrete vats with daily punch-downs (pigeage) and pump-overs (remontage)
  • Aging / Cooperage 24 months in large oak foudres for the Grenache component, plus 'a small proportion' of new French oak for the Mourvèdre component
  • Alcohol 15.5%
  • Production 250 cases

Domaine de la Janasse Cuvée XXL Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019

Rhône Blends | Rhône Valley

VN95

Organic Practices with Ecocert Organic Certification (Agriculture Biologique / AB) starting with the 2014 vintage

$400.00

$275.00

750ML

31% OFF RETAIL!

This wine has been made exactly three times in its history. The inaugural vintage was 2007, the second was 2016, and the 2019 is the third, produced only because the season delivered raw material so extraordinary that Christophe Sabon felt it demanded its own bottle. A blend of 65% Grenache and 35% Syrah drawn from the most exceptional old-vine parcels on the estate, including vines planted in 1905, the XXL is not simply a richer version of the Vieilles Vignes. It is a wine of its own singular character: dark, muscular, and concentrated, with the warmth and sauvage depth of Châteauneuf from an exceptional vintage held in the most extreme balance the vintage allows. Jeb Dunnuck called it pure magic, saying it “ranks with the all-time greats.” Vinous awarded 95. With fewer than three vintages in existence, the word “rare” does not begin to cover it. The price here is exceptional for a wine this historically significant. These exist in very small numbers. Grab them while they last.

About The Producer

The estate was founded in 1976 by Aime Sabon, the father of Christophe and Isabelle, who still oversee the vineyards. The property consists of 40 hectares, spread over as many as 70 different parcels throughout the appellation. While Aime works in the vineyards, his children are in charge of wine production. Christophe is a self-proclaimed, great defender of Grenache, which still represents 75% of their vines. With assistance from Aime and Isabelle, he manages the common rusticity of Grenache-based wines through meticulous work in the vineyards and cellar. The result is a wide range of rich and flavorful Chateauneuf-du-Papes, Cotes-du-Rhones and Vins de Pays that are complex and balanced often in contradiction to a region better known for sheer exuberance and power.

$400.00

$275.00

750ML