98
Wine Spectator
#14 Wine of the Year, Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2017!
"This has a drop-dead gorgeous core of cassis and raspberry pâte
de fruit flavors that holds center stage but still allows notes of
Lapsang souchong tea, anise, incense and shiso leaf to chime in.
Very long, with a sublime feel through the mineral-tinged finish.
So seductive already, but this will cruise in the cellar. Drink now
through 2040. "
97 Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Drink Date
2017 - 2035
Reviewed by
Joe Czerwinski
Issue Date
31st Oct 2017
Source
233, The Wine Advocate
Bottled in May, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape is a floral, elegant, unbelievably complex wine. Roses and violets, cherries and stone fruit, cinnamon and allspice and more are carried across the full-bodied yet almost weightless palate, finishing in a swirl of silky tannins and lingering spice. Drink it over the next two decades.
96 Decanter
A superlatively elegant, middleweight, Mourvèdre rich Châteauneuf that glides across the palate like silk, featuring juicy plum and strawberry fruits, lifted juniper and fennel seed freshness. Very fine clay tannins. Intense but not through extraction; generous, but with energy and precision. Effortless.
95 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com
Tasted on three separate occasions, the 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Paul-Vincent is a classic, elegant, and incredibly complex style of wine reminiscent of a Grand Cru Red Burgundy (Chambolle-Musigny?). Black raspberries, blueberries, incense, pine resin, dried orange and exotic floral notes give way to a medium to full-bodied, ethereally textured 2015 that has moderate tannin, beautiful purity, and a seamless finish. I compared this to an improved 2005 last year when I tasted it from barrel, but I’m not sure that comparison holds today, and I struggle to come up with another similar vintage. Nevertheless, this is a beautiful wine that should be at its best from 2020-2030+.
We have a feeling this is going to be one of the hottest collectable wines of the year!
Here is why:
1) - At 98 Points from the Wine Spectator, this is just $94.99 per bottle plus free shipping while supplies last.
2) - The 2015 vintage in the Rhone is red hot. This could prove to be one of the best wines of the vintage.
3) - Is this a Wine Spectator Wine of the Year candidate?? The Wine Spectator has issued a 98 Point score to this wine twice before. In 2005, it was the #1 Wine of the Year. In 2010, it was #4. Could another top ranking be on the way?
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