92 Robert Parker - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The beautiful 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes (from 80- to 100-year-old vines) is a blend of 60% Grenache and the rest equal parts Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, and Counoise aged in concrete tanks and old wood foudres. An effusively fruity, exuberant effort, it reveals plenty of juicy black currants and black cherries intermixed with lavender, licorice, incense, and forest floor. Full-bodied, dense, and seductive with silky tannins and a long, lush, opulent finish, it is impossible to resist at present.

92 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

Primarily old vine Grenache, the 2007 Domaine La Millière Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Unique smells like a Provençal Market with dark fruit, lavender, garrigue, spice and dried meat aromatics. In the mouth the wine is medium to full bodied with rich fruit, a balanced, fresh character and solid persistency. The wine is rounded out with fine grained tannins and a focused finish.