93-96 points Jeb Dunnuck: "Another wine that's going to check in near the top of the vintage is the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes, which is 85% old vine Grenache (mostly from La Crau) and 15% Syrah and Mourvedre. Including 30% stems and brought up mostly in foudre, it has a darker core of fruit as well as textbook Southern Rhône garrigue, pepper, flowers, and spice. It's medium to full-bodied, has a touch more flesh and opulence than the Chaupin, ripe tannins, and a great finish. (11/11/22)"
95 points Matt Walls (Decanter): "Pure, medium-bodied, with a lovely fine texture that's beautifully velvety. Certainly no lack of ripeness in fruit or tannin, which are plentiful but fine, ripe and succulent, and the finish is long. Alcohol is slightly raised but it suits the wine. Good balance, freshness and texture, it's restrained but not ungenerous. Partly destemmed, fermented in concrete, matured for 12 months in foudre and demi-muid. Drinking Window: 2028-2039. (Oct 2022)"
95 points Nicolas Greinacher (Vinous): "The 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes is made from vines aged between 80 and 100 years. The 2021 Vieilles Vignes wafts from the glass with expressive aromas of redcurrant, red and black cherry, raspberry, strawberry, tobacco leaves, garrigue and a pinch of white pepper. Full-bodied, concentrated and wrapped in plush tannins. Fresh acidity balances it ahead of a quite complex finish. Drink: 2025-2040. Drink: 2025-2038. (Jun 2023)"
***(*) John Livingstone-Learmonth (The Cradle of The Rhône): "(80% Grenache, 10-20% Syrah, 10-13% Mourvèdre, 0-5% Cinsault from 50% sand, 50% clay & galet stone soils on La Gardiole (N-E), La Janasse (N-E), La Font du Loup (N-E), 80% destemmed, 21-28 day vinification, daily manual cap punchings, aged 80% vat or large barrel (Grenache), 20% new-1-2 year oak casks (Syrah, Mourvèdre) 12 months, raised vat 6 months, fined, unfiltered, 10-22,000 b). dark red; the bouquet is calm and collected around black berry fruit, has a sweet herbal tone, a little perfume. The palate is starting to drink openly on the attack, carries soft richness that rolls out steadily, gives a little iron through it, but the finish is pinched for now, a tarry note on the aftertaste that needs time to sort through. From late-2024, decant it. 2042-44 Oct 2022."
95 points Matt Walls (Decanter): "Pure, medium-bodied, with a lovely fine texture that's beautifully velvety. Certainly no lack of ripeness in fruit or tannin, which are plentiful but fine, ripe and succulent, and the finish is long. Alcohol is slightly raised but it suits the wine. Good balance, freshness and texture, it's restrained but not ungenerous. Partly destemmed, fermented in concrete, matured for 12 months in foudre and demi-muid. Drinking Window: 2028-2039. (Oct 2022)"
95 points Nicolas Greinacher (Vinous): "The 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes is made from vines aged between 80 and 100 years. The 2021 Vieilles Vignes wafts from the glass with expressive aromas of redcurrant, red and black cherry, raspberry, strawberry, tobacco leaves, garrigue and a pinch of white pepper. Full-bodied, concentrated and wrapped in plush tannins. Fresh acidity balances it ahead of a quite complex finish. Drink: 2025-2040. Drink: 2025-2038. (Jun 2023)"
***(*) John Livingstone-Learmonth (The Cradle of The Rhône): "(80% Grenache, 10-20% Syrah, 10-13% Mourvèdre, 0-5% Cinsault from 50% sand, 50% clay & galet stone soils on La Gardiole (N-E), La Janasse (N-E), La Font du Loup (N-E), 80% destemmed, 21-28 day vinification, daily manual cap punchings, aged 80% vat or large barrel (Grenache), 20% new-1-2 year oak casks (Syrah, Mourvèdre) 12 months, raised vat 6 months, fined, unfiltered, 10-22,000 b). dark red; the bouquet is calm and collected around black berry fruit, has a sweet herbal tone, a little perfume. The palate is starting to drink openly on the attack, carries soft richness that rolls out steadily, gives a little iron through it, but the finish is pinched for now, a tarry note on the aftertaste that needs time to sort through. From late-2024, decant it. 2042-44 Oct 2022."
| Product SKU | 345920 |
| Producer | Janasse |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône |
| SubRegion | Southern Rhône |
| Appellation | Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
| Varietal | Rhone Blends - Red |
| Designation | Vieilles Vignes |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| Blend | 85% Grenache, the rest Syrah and Mourvèdre |
| ABV | 15.0% |
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