2015 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne - Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee ReserveeColour : Red Producer : Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Label Name : Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Chateauneuf du Pape Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2015 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : RP100 Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : Tasting just like the Les Trois Source (they come from the same terroir), yet with just another level of polish and purity to its tannin and fruit, the

as good as most classified growths from St

the latest rendition of Heidsieck's NV Blanc de Blancs incorporates some 20% reserve wines

which needs more time to integrate (though it is not an Haut-Brion that is going to demand years and years in bottle)

great finish

At twenty years old the 1998 La Conseillante continues to state its claim as the best wine of that decade

and I suspect this very young Pomerol is better than it showing now

exuding cherry

blueberry and espresso notes

000+-blend was aged in 100% new oak

hints of game and leather developing with aeration

which on paper was quite warm and dry

a hybrid approach that gives the wine both a structural frame and the freshness the variety demands