Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2000

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BN#255273

Actual bottle from our inventory is pictured. These bottles are in excellent condition, from their original case and all fills are into the neck. All bottles are as good or better than the bottle pictured.

Also available:
Janasse CdP Chaupin 1995
Janasse CdP Vieilles Vignes 1995
Janasse CdP Vieilles Vignes 1998
Janasse CdP Vieilles Vignes 2000
Janasse CdP Vieilles Vignes 2005

Wine Advocate

The limited production Cuvee Vieilles Vignes (70% Grenache and 30% Syrah and Mourvedre) was rocking when I tasted it. The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Vieilles Vignes represents the essence of kirsch liqueur intermixed with pepper. Sexy, full-bodied, layered, and multidimensional, it exhibits great intensity, even more length than the Chaupin, sweet fruit, adequate acidity, and ripe tannin. This is a flawless as well as seamless blockbuster to drink now and over the next 15-20 years.

Score: 96. —Robert Parker, February 2003.

International Wine Cellar

Dark red-ruby. Distinct surmaturite on the nose: roasted red fruits, roasted herbs, chocolate, earth and minerals. Lush, sweet and layered, with classic superripe grenache flavors of chocolate and spice cake. Very smooth wine, finishing with toothcoating tannins and the quintessential warmth of a wine from the South. "In an outstanding vintage like 2000, I tried to preserve freshness of fruit and finesse, and thus did not try to do a big extraction," noted Sabon. 93 points

Score: 93. —Stephen Tanzer, January 2003.