Domaine de la Charbonniere, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Vieilles Vignes 2016
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
In Stock
- Vintage2016
- ColourRed
- ProducerDomaine de la Charbonniere
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhone
- Sub RegionChateauneuf-du-Pape
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV16
- LWIN11098632016
- Avg. Critic Score4.5★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
Turning to the darker side of the fruit spectrum, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Vieilles Vignes veers toward black cherries, cola and spice. It's full-bodied, rich and velvety, but it takes a different tack than the more open and charming Les Hautes Brusquières bottling. It should drink well for close to two decades. They're the twins you might've fantasized about, one bright and bubbly, the other brooding and mysterious. And you can have both.
- Drinking Window: 2020 - 2035
- Reviewer Name: Joe Czerwinski
- Review Date: August 2018
Limpid ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red berries, exotic spices and candied flowers, and garrigue and mineral flourishes expand with aeration. Sweet, seamless and energetic on the palate, offering intense Chambord, cherry cola, spicecake and candied lavender flavors sharpened by a late jolt of white pepper. The mineral quality comes back strong an extremely long, supple finish shaped by velvety, even tannins.
- Drinking Window: 2025 - 2035
- Reviewer Name: Josh Raynolds
- Review Date: December 2019