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Alain Jaume, Domaine Grand Veneur Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2019
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Reviewed by: Josh Raynolds
Deep violet. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red/blue fruits, vanilla and candied flowers, along with Moroccan spice and smoky mineral nuances. Sweet and pliant in the mouth, offering assertive Chambord, boysenberry, lavender and spicecake flavors that deepen steadily through the back half. Plush tannins come in slowly, adding shape to a very long, blue-fruit- and floral-dominated finish.
Reviewed by: Joe Czerwinski
Always the densest and richest of the cuvées at this benchmark estate, the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes features scents of cedar and mocha layered against a backdrop of black cherries. This actually is a bit like Black Forest cake—that ripe, rich and dense, with chocolate and vanilla shadings—but remains dry and savory in the end, with velvety tannins and tremendous length. It's approximately 50% Grenache (aged in tank), plus 40% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah (both aged in new barrels).
About the Producer
Vignobles Alain Jaume is a family-owned wine producer established in 1826 and based in the north of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape region at Domaine de Grand Veneur. The wine portfolio of Vignobles Alain Jaume is produced from a wide range of Southern Rhône appellations, with most reds based around Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The latter two grapes are aged in French oak barrels, whilst the Grenache is matured in concrete tanks. The white Chateauneuf-du-Pape is a blend of Clairette and Roussanne, while Viognier is added for one Côtes-du-Rhône, and used on its own for the other. The vineyards of Grand Veneur and Domaine du Clos du Sixte in Lirac are certified organic.
