Le Vieux Donjon

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

9.2568 ratings
9.2134 pro ratings
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Red Rhone Blend
Tomato-Based, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Pork, Beef
Top Notes For
Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.1

Polished fruit & rhubarb against wild herbs. In a really good spot and perfect with prime rib & horseradish

Polished fruit & rhubarb against wild herbs. In a really good spot and perfect with prime rib & horseradish

Dec 26th, 2023
Mark Eastom

2019, from magnum. Wild fruit, spice, cherry, slate, rhubarb, nice acid. Did the job with prime rib on thanksgiving.

2019, from magnum. Wild fruit, spice, cherry, slate, rhubarb, nice acid. Did the job with prime rib on thanksgiving.

Nov 23rd, 2023
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9.5

Dark violet. Highly fragrant red/blue fruit preserve, potpourri and garrigue aromas and building licorice and exotic spice accents on the nose. Impressively concentrated and penetrating on the palate, offering alluringly sweet cherry, boysenberry, candied lavender and spicecake flavors that tighten up steadily through the back half. Shows plenty of power but comes of lithe and finishes extremely long, smooth and spicy, with polished tannins lending subtle grip. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, October 2021)

Dark violet. Highly fragrant red/blue fruit preserve, potpourri and garrigue aromas and building licorice and exotic spice accents on the nose. Impressively concentrated and penetrating on the palate, offering alluringly sweet cherry, boysenberry, candied lavender and spicecake flavors that tighten up steadily through the back half. Shows plenty of power but comes of lithe and finishes extremely long, smooth and spicy, with polished tannins lending subtle grip. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, October 2021)

Oct 14th, 2021
Sipping Fine Wine

A blend of 75% Grenache, 10% each Mourvèdre and Syrah and 5% Cinsault. Medium Ruby with aromas of sweet black fruits and earthy pepper spice. On the palate complex flavors of cherry and blackberry, with notes if oak, leather and forest spice. Full body, well balanced with long finish, perfect now but will last another decade. Outstanding.

A blend of 75% Grenache, 10% each Mourvèdre and Syrah and 5% Cinsault. Medium Ruby with aromas of sweet black fruits and earthy pepper spice. On the palate complex flavors of cherry and blackberry, with notes if oak, leather and forest spice. Full body, well balanced with long finish, perfect now but will last another decade. Outstanding.

Feb 24th, 2021
Sipping Fine Wine

Le Vieux Donjon was created in 1979 with the marriage of Lucien and Marie José Michel. Both Lucien & Marie José's parents owned vineyards in the region, and those holding were combined to form Le Vieux Donjon. Medium Ruby with aromas of sweet black fruits and pepper spice. On the palate complex flavors of cherry and blackberry, with notes if oak and spice. Full body, well balanced with long finish, perfect now. Outstanding.

Le Vieux Donjon was created in 1979 with the marriage of Lucien and Marie José Michel. Both Lucien & Marie José's parents owned vineyards in the region, and those holding were combined to form Le Vieux Donjon. Medium Ruby with aromas of sweet black fruits and pepper spice. On the palate complex flavors of cherry and blackberry, with notes if oak and spice. Full body, well balanced with long finish, perfect now. Outstanding.

Nov 5th, 2020
Matt

Absolutely gorgeous! Deeply concentrated with alluring depth, almost bombastic but still maintains liveliness and pure drinkability. They nailed whole cluster and level of extraction. Beautiful texture, savory and lifted fruit components, almost semi-carbonic in character. Pure and ultra ripe black plum, logan berry, so much garrigue from scrubby herbs to lavender and candied olive, menthol, black peppercorn, vibrant Asian spices, leather, violets, citrus peel.

Absolutely gorgeous! Deeply concentrated with alluring depth, almost bombastic but still maintains liveliness and pure drinkability. They nailed whole cluster and level of extraction. Beautiful texture, savory and lifted fruit components, almost semi-carbonic in character. Pure and ultra ripe black plum, logan berry, so much garrigue from scrubby herbs to lavender and candied olive, menthol, black peppercorn, vibrant Asian spices, leather, violets, citrus peel.

Aug 8th, 2020
Gregory Fulchiero

Always one of the most raw and animal-like CDP’s out there. Complete opposite to Beuacastel et al. Would be divine with wild game. Baked red fruit dominate.

Always one of the most raw and animal-like CDP’s out there. Complete opposite to Beuacastel et al. Would be divine with wild game. Baked red fruit dominate.

Dec 23rd, 2019
Gregory Fulchiero

Fully developed - animal and leather and spice. Loaded with Brett. True to form when compared to 2011.

Fully developed - animal and leather and spice. Loaded with Brett. True to form when compared to 2011.

Dec 23rd, 2019
Mark Eastom

Smoky cured meats, wild herbs, rhubarb, roasted peppers and wild spice.

Smoky cured meats, wild herbs, rhubarb, roasted peppers and wild spice.

Dec 23rd, 2019
Eric Urbani

Lighter on the feet

Lighter on the feet

Jan 17th, 2019