Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel)

Cuvée Centenaire Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

9.524 ratings
9.69 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
Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.8

If you own some of this wine, you are very lucky!

If you own some of this wine, you are very lucky!

2 people found it helpfulDec 15th, 2013
Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.6

Wow! Absolutely phenomenal. The color was great. The nose was fresh, powerful, incredibly complex, and full of exotic sweet fruit. The palate was in amazing shape with a firm but refined structure and nice tension. The balance was absolutely perfect showing off layers of sweet and perfectly ripe fruit, spice, flowers, and earth that stayed on the palate for minutes. A truly stunning wine with many years of life left, but why not drink it now when it's near perfect. #domainelescailloux #chateauneufdupape #rhonevalley #grenache #syrah #mourvedre #ctbucklinwine

Wow! Absolutely phenomenal. The color was great. The nose was fresh, powerful, incredibly complex, and full of exotic sweet fruit. The palate was in amazing shape with a firm but refined structure and nice tension. The balance was absolutely perfect showing off layers of sweet and perfectly ripe fruit, spice, flowers, and earth that stayed on the palate for minutes. A truly stunning wine with many years of life left, but why not drink it now when it's near perfect. #domainelescailloux #chateauneufdupape #rhonevalley #grenache #syrah #mourvedre #ctbucklinwine

Oct 10th, 2016
Edward Zimmerman

First had this more than fifteen years ago. Great every time

First had this more than fifteen years ago. Great every time

Jan 10th, 2015
Ben Aneff

Managing Partner Tribeca Wine Merchants

9.3

Wow. This is like #Burgundy! Beautifully balanced with power, but never over the top. Seamless. #rhone #chateauneuf #instawine

Wow. This is like #Burgundy! Beautifully balanced with power, but never over the top. Seamless. #rhone #chateauneuf #instawine

Dec 3rd, 2014
Randall Goodman

Owner/Wine Director Bar Avignon

9.5

stunning. elegant.

stunning. elegant.

Nov 18th, 2014
Doug Powers

Pruney and overripe, even this luxury cuvée of Les Cailloux fell victim to what plagued a lot of 1990 southern Rhône reds, which was overripeness, these wines showed wonderfully in their early 15+ years, but haven’t aged all that well. Too bad.

Pruney and overripe, even this luxury cuvée of Les Cailloux fell victim to what plagued a lot of 1990 southern Rhône reds, which was overripeness, these wines showed wonderfully in their early 15+ years, but haven’t aged all that well. Too bad.

Dec 29th, 2023
Mike Evans

Not as magnificent as it used to be, but aging gracefully.

Not as magnificent as it used to be, but aging gracefully.

Jan 1st, 2019
Evan Bienstock

This is great, like really great! Soft and elegant and velvety.

This is great, like really great! Soft and elegant and velvety.

Nov 10th, 2018
Rob Moose

Exceptional. Burgundian-esque poetry in this election night offering thanks to Ed Z. I’ve never liked a CDP as much!

Exceptional. Burgundian-esque poetry in this election night offering thanks to Ed Z. I’ve never liked a CDP as much!

Nov 9th, 2018
Aaron Hamrock

Incredible wine. I was worried that it might be too old. The fruit was still present and the acid and tannin were very soft. Drink them if you got them

Incredible wine. I was worried that it might be too old. The fruit was still present and the acid and tannin were very soft. Drink them if you got them

Jun 5th, 2018