Lot 124
DOMAINE DE LA VIEILLE JULIENNE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE RÉSERVÉ 2005 (4) WA 100
Lot 124 Details
DOMAINE DE LA VIEILLE JULIENNE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE RÉSERVÉ 2005
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
4 x scuffed labels
Kicking off a series of wines that I consider to be as good as it gets, the 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve incorporates slightly more Grenache than normal and checks in at over 16% alcohol; certainly you’d never know it by tasting it however, and it’s perfectly balanced. Still inky purple in color, it possesses beautiful freshness and focus, with killer notes of blackcurrants, liquid violets, licorice, crushed rock and cured meats all soaring from the glass. As with the ’09 and ’06, it has off-the-charts concentration, thrilling mid-palate depth and serious structure. Give it another handful of years and it will be one of the longest lived Chateauneufs out there. August 2014 WA 100