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Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf du Pape 2016 (Double Magnum 3L)  - First Bottle

Reviews

98 Jeb Dunnuck -
The 2016 Chateauneuf-du-Pape is unquestionably the greatest wine made from this estate to date and surpasses the 1998, 2007, and 2010. Checking in as a normal blend of 75% Grenache, 10% each of Syrah and Mourv?dre, and the balance Cinsault, it offers a heavenly bouquet of blackcurrants, ground pepper, new saddle leather, garrigue, and an assortment of exotic spices. Deep, full-bodied, incredibly concentrated, yet with the purity, elegance, and finesse that makes this vintage so special, it can be drunk any time over the coming two decades or more. Bravo!
95 Wine Spectator -
This offers a blitz of bay leaf and juniper notes out front, followed by a racy and tightly coiled core of red and black currant, damson plum and cherry fruit flavors. Lots of brisk iron and garrigue accents rifle through the finish. Clear, precise and streamlined, this should age wonderfully. Best from 2020 through 2040. 7,000 cases made.
95 Vinous -
Vivid ruby-red. An exotically perfumed, expressive nose evokes ripe cherry and black raspberry, and cola, licorice and floral pastille notes add complexity. Shows impressive depth as well as energy on the palate, offering sweet dark fruit, lavender and spicecake flavors supported by a spine of juicy acidity. In a suave, graceful style for the vintage, showing outstanding clarity and a sexy floral nuance on the strikingly long finish, which features harmonious tannins and a sneaky mineral quality.

Technical Details

  • BlendRhone Blend
  • CountryFrance
  • RegionRhone
  • AppellationChateauneuf du Pape

Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf du Pape 2016 (Double Magnum 3L)

Rhone Blend  |  France
JD98, WS95, VN95

Too late, we are SOLD OUT!
You'll hear it a thousand times, but 2016 Chateauneufs are INSANE. This 98-pointer from the legendary Vieux Donjon is a masterpiece in ANY format you get - from splits to double mags!! Woo hoo!

About the Producer

Le Vieux Donjon is a fairly new winery by European standards, formed in 1966 by Marcel Michel. Marcel's daughter Claire Michel, who is now Claire Fabre, as she changed her name when she married Adrien Fabre of Domaine la Florane and Domaines de l'Echevin, manages Vieux Donjon along with her brother Francois Michel. Claire learned wine making here in Napa at Harlan Estate. The family's holdings have a huge portion of old vines with a third being over 100 years old. Some of their holdings are also in the sandy soils next to Rayas.