Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape VV 2010

Type: Red Wine      Volume: 750ml

Winery: Domaine de la Janasse

Country: France     Region: Southern Rhone

District: Chateauneuf du Pape

Grapes Varieties: Rhone Blend

Classification:      Production: 

Alcohol: 15.5% abv     Packing: 

Ratings and Tasting Notes:

WA=100 The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes, which achieved 16% natural alcohol, possesses an inky/purple colour. It is slightly tighter and more restrained than the 2010 Chaupin, but it has enormous volume as well as incredible glycerin, richness and fat. A huge bouquet of pure blackberry and black currant fruit intermixed with charcoal, incense, truffles and spring flowers is followed by a prodigious, full-bodied wine that is capable of 20+ years of evolution. I hope Chateauneuf du Pape enthusiasts can find some of this amazing wine!

AG=96 Opaque purple. Fresh blueberry, cassis, incense, liquorice and orange zest on the explosively perfumed nose. Broad and sweet, with potent black and blue fruit and floral pastille flavours accompanied by notes of liquorice and lavender pastille. Deeper and darker in profile than the Chaupin but just as energetic. Finishes with supple tannins and outstanding persistence, leaving a sappy blueberry note behind.

WS=95 Dark and rich, with lush, fleshy layers of warm fig paste, blueberry coulis, bittersweet ganache and liquorice root. A dark undertow of Turkish coffee rumbles through the finish. Shows plenty of muscular grips, and will need considerable cellaring to settle in fully. Best from 2017 through 2030.