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2016 Vieille Julienne Les Trois Sources Chateauneuf Du PapeBlend from France

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"Located on a mild terroir of slopes, between lieu-dit Clavin and les Hauts-lieux, the grenache is perfectly at home there with this mosaic of safres's sands, pebbles and red c...

  • 98 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com
  • 96 Wine Spectator
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Ratings:

98

"The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Trois Sources is straight-up sensational and isn’t far off the more expensive Reserve cuvée in style and quality. Huge notes of blackcurrants, black raspberries, crushed violets, licorice, and incredible minerality, as well as a smoking floral quality, all soar from the glass of this full-bodied, seamless, pure wine that readers should snatch up. With good acidity, awesome purity, and a great, great finish, it's an incredible wine any way you look at it. Drink it anytime over the coming two decades or more."

96 Wine Spectator

"A lush, ripe style, with açaí berry, blueberry and plum reduction notes giving this a slightly exotic bent, while singed bay leaf, worn leather and warm tar accents keep this grounded in a slightly old-school way. Displays ample heft, yet energy ripples through the finish, accompanied by lingering garrigue and tobacco echoes. Best from 2022 through 2040. 2,000 cases made, 500 cases imported. -JM"

Product Description:

"Located on a mild terroir of slopes, between lieu-dit Clavin and les Hauts-lieux, the grenache is perfectly at home there with this mosaic of safres's sands, pebbles and red clays, producing a perfect balance of power and finesse." - Winery

Product Detail

Item # 117543
Country France
Region Rhone
Sub-Region Chateauneuf du Pape
Ratings

98 - Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

96 - Wine Spectator

Vintage 2016
Color Red
ABV 15.5%
Varietal(s) Grenache / Garnacha, Cinsault, Syrah , Counoise, Mourvedre / Mataro / Monastrell / Garrut
Size 750mL
Closure Cork
Features Organic and Biodynamic
Taste black currant, blackberry, dust, leather, strawberry, vanilla, musk, currant, blueberry, violet, oak, smoke, toast, blackberry , violet , oak , smoke , toast , perfume, sour cherry, red raspberry, plum, almond, dark berry, spice, honey, citrus, pear, banana, peach, mineral, apricot and floral
Nose vanilla, toast, smoke, tobacco, dark fruit, red fruit, game, tar, dust, spice box, cedar, thyme, clove, cinnamon, black pepper, mint, thyme , clove , cinnamon , black pepper , perfume, sour cherry, red raspberry, plum, violet, almond, dark berry, spice, honey, slate, citrus, mineral, peach, apricot, floral and banana