2010 Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes [WA100][JD99][D98][V96]

Producer: Domaine de la Janasse Region: Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France Blend: 90% Grenache, 4% Mourvedre, 4% Syrah, 2% Other Year: 2010  Wine Advocate, 100 Points  "A candidate for perfection, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes, which achieved 16% natural alcohol, possesses an inky/purple color. It is slightly tighter and more restrained than the 2010 Chaupin, but it has enormous volume as well as incredible glycerin, richness and fat. A huge bouquet of pure blackberry and black currant fruit intermixed with charcoal, incense, truffles and spring flowers is followed by a prodigious, full-bodied wine that is capable of 20+ years of evolution. I hope Chateauneuf du Pape enthusiasts can find some of this amazing wine!"  Jeb Dunnuck, 99 Points  "More rich and voluptuous, yet with a similar level of purity and precision, the 2010 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes offers up loads of creamy blackberry, raspberry liqueur, melted licorice, wild flowers, an