Grand Veneur Chateauneuf du Pape 2010

12 x 75cl

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In Bond Price What is In Bond?

£185.00

  • Colour

    Red

  • Vintage

    2010

  • Producer

    Grand Veneur

  • Country

    France

  • Region

    Rhone

  • Sub Region

    Chateauneuf Du Pape

  • Product code

    23JAU1B2006


Tasting Notes

Robert Parker

Score: 90-93 / 100

"The tight, fresh, lively 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape needs 3-4 years of cellaring (unusual for this cuvee made from 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre). A youthful bouquet of black currants, black cherries, licorice, ink and spice box emerges from this full-bodied, young, primary red. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025."

Bibendum

Score: 17.5 / 20

Often compared to Beaucastel, this is full-throttle, top-level Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Producer Information

Winemaker Sebastian Jaume and his brother Christophe, who looks after the sales and marketing side, are two of the slickest operators in the Rhone. Both excel at their particular vocations, and the result is an impressive portfolio that includes top Chateauneuf du Pape estate Domaine Grand Veneur, the beautiful Clos de Sixte vineyard in Lirac and a top quality negociant business, named after their father Alain.

The wines are ripe, intense and full of spicy Rhone fruit. Robert Parker accurately summed them up in his book 'The World's Greatest Wine Estates' as being modern in style but 'never losing the soul and typicity of Provence. They are impeccably well-made, pure, and deeply colored.'

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