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95-97WA
"What will easily be one of the top wines in the vintage, the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Les Trois Source is the finest example of this cuvĂŠe Iâve tasted. Just massively concentrated and voluptuous, with a huge mid-palate and sweet tannin, it has off the hook notes of black licorice, roasted herbs, black raspberries, blueberries and crushed flowers. While this is a seriously big wine, everything is perfectly balanced, it has no hard edges and a finish that wonât quit. It too will have 20-25 years of longevity. Thereâs few wines Iâd rather have in my cellar (or better yet, on my dinner table), than the Châteauneuf du Papes from Vieille Julienneâs Jean-Paul Daumen. While I suspect heâs made the wine of the vintage in 2015, donât miss his CĂ´tes du RhĂ´ne Lieu Dit Clavin, or his releases under the Daumen label (which are also reviewed here)."
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"What will easily be one of the top wines in the vintage, the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Les Trois Source is the finest example of this cuvĂŠe Iâve tasted. Just massively concentrated and voluptuous, with a huge mid-palate and sweet tannin, it has off the hook notes of black licorice, roasted herbs, black raspberries, blueberries and crushed flowers. While this is a seriously big wine, everything is perfectly balanced, it has no hard edges and a finish that wonât quit. It too will have 20-25 years of longevity. Thereâs few wines Iâd rather have in my cellar (or better yet, on my dinner table), than the Châteauneuf du Papes from Vieille Julienneâs Jean-Paul Daumen. While I suspect heâs made the wine of the vintage in 2015, donât miss his CĂ´tes du RhĂ´ne Lieu Dit Clavin, or his releases under the Daumen label (which are also reviewed here)."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
The southern Rhone's most famous appellation, blending Grenache with Syrah, Mourvedre and more into rich, warming, spice-laden reds from galet-strewn soils.
A warm-climate red giving generous, high-alcohol wines of red fruit and spice. It anchors southern Rhone blends and old-vine wines in Spain and Australia.
A late-ripening red lending structure, dark fruit and gamey, meaty complexity to southern Rhone and Mediterranean blends.
Syrah (Shiraz) produces dark, powerful reds with black fruit, pepper and smoked-meat notes. It yields elegant, perfumed wines in the northern Rhone and bold, rich styles in Australia.