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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 50 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cweiss on 12/14/2021: Certainly fully mature now. Drinking well, with elegance over fruit. (1431 views) | | | Tasted by jpbach13C on 1/6/2019 & rated 94 points: Lovely. Sweet core. Velvet. Dried cherry and tobacco. Very good. In a very great place today. Perfect balance bodes well for the future. Was expecting more VA given how over the top this was in its youth. Essence of Grenache. (2518 views) | | | Tasted by grapist on 9/17/2018 flawed bottle: Cork and ullage were good, but wine was cooked. (2380 views) | | | Tasted by stealthman_1 on 3/2/2018 & rated 91 points: Not to offend the gummy bear aficionados, but this is far from over the hill. Purchased on release and perfectly cellered, the wine is pretty textbook maturing granache with some nice barnyard, strawberry, wet basement and spicy mourvèdre notes. The syrah pulls up the acid profile and leaves you with a well rounded, approaching maturity CdP. It's not terrific, but its very pleasurable. Another bottle will hold for 5 more. (3352 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 6/2/2016: Pruny and tired - so sad (3409 views) | | | Tasted by aagrawal on 9/11/2015 & rated 86 points: Dinner at Home; 8/1/2015-9/11/2015 (Fremont, CA): Bretty, red spiced cherry; palate is light bodied, red fruit, again, lots of brett, slight vanilla; medium finish. An interesting combination of old world brett (a bit too much, and I like brett), along with some new world oak. 86 (4621 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 12/16/2014 & rated 92 points: Tasted vis-a-vis the Beaucastel 99, this really shows the charm of Grenache; there is a core of sweetness here, that brings the wine through and the obnoxious modernity, that is Janasse, is gone. To me, this just looses out to the B.m to a more feminine palate, I am not so sure tonite ... (3850 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/8/2014 & rated 89 points: Light in color, fully mature, or even a little bit past fully mature as the fruit is slowing fading. The wine offers soft, bright cherries and is slightly herbaceous in character. This requires consumption sooner than later. (4399 views) | | | Tasted by JBVino on 7/25/2014: alcohol front in center on this wine. similar dynamic to this wine when prior bottle was consumed 5 or so years ago but with age other elements have faded more to the background making alcohol appear even more prominent. I like Christoph a lot but struggle w style of his wines. (3224 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 4/15/2014 & rated 92 points: Initially quite elegant and a pleasant surprise vis-a-vis the 2000. I bought these 99's on the (very) cheap, and the vintage has consistently (for other domains ad well) been a pleasant surprise. Janasse really needs time to loose the modern outfit, but the elegance is here, certainly, the wine is light in it's feet with red berries and garrigue and a smooth style with well integrated tannin - wonderful wine. Preferable to the 2000 until food arrives on the table and the mere power of the 2000 wins. Brought the rest of this 99 to Krimimesse 2014, and it was essentially dead - drink up, I think, is the safe advice. Dinner at home and with HDN in Horsens. (3592 views) | | | Tasted by broadband013 on 12/16/2013 & rated 85 points: De magnum. Passe le cap nez maderise bouche mais sans plus a boire vite (2670 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 11/23/2012 & rated 91 points: Boekenhoutskloof Winemakers dinner. (@ Bottles; Sas van Gent, Netherlands): Two persons brought this wine. The sommelier decided to open and pour both. Bottle 1: Mature cassis in the bouquet, some earth and garrigue. On the palate ripe and sweet fruits, chocolate and tobacco. Good acidity and soft tannin. Beautiful wine. (1783 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 11/23/2012 & rated 89 points: Boekenhoutskloof Winemakers dinner. (@ Bottles; Sas van Gent, Netherlands): Two persons brought this wine. The sommelier decided to open and pour both. Bottle 2: Like the other bottle, but the wine was more mature and the bitterness more evident. (We tasted both bottles blind beside each other.) (1789 views) | | | Tasted by Pknut on 9/21/2012: There's something charming about this wine, which I've held since release. It's been many years since I bought anything from this producer, because of Janasse's modern style and ripeness. This wine showed plenty of fruit still, mulled and worn, compote-like, not dried out, more red/brown in tone, baked plums and sweet prune mixed with spice and garrigue, and an absence of tannin. It's soft and warm but has plenty of length on the palate, and is rather engaging in its secondary complexity. A couple nights later, out of a sealed .375, the second half of this bottle showed impressive freshness, with the mulled/compote fruit now showing an inner core of bright young dark fruit. I guess that this might make a good case that Janasse CdP needs a decade or more in the cellar to drop its usual assault of ripeness and "gobs" of fruit, to the extent that this '99 (not a ripe vintage as far as I can recall), ever showed that blowsy profile. In any event, a nice mature CdP that still has plenty of appeal left. (3441 views) | | | Tasted by markjanes on 8/16/2012 & rated 89 points: Only took brief notes on this but it struck me as being much more evolved (both in appearance and taste) and lighter than I thought it would be... in mag this was a bit past its prime so 750s of this need to be consumed I suspect. Very savory and herbal... "excellent" wine though. (3340 views) | | | Tasted by liteagilis on 3/11/2012 & rated 85 points: Mostly done and gone. At this point the wood cuts the back palate short. Its meaty and rich but not in a way I like, its 4-square and finishes dry w wood tannins. Nose is pruney and meaty. Acidity correct. Passable maybe but not worth the money for sure. (3587 views) | | | Tasted by Rani on 9/23/2011 & rated 90 points: Tasted blind. Dark ruby. On the nose stewed fruit, cloves. Seems mature, maybe a little over the hill. Notes of white pepper and hung meat. A bit overdone and soupy. (3445 views) | | | Tasted by campingfleurie on 2/24/2011 & rated 89 points: Needs standing and decanting – big, sludgy sediment. A corked bottle a few days ago; but this one is clearly OK from the little shot of bright fruit in the middle of an initially jammy nose. That’s gone at drinking an hour later. Nose now offering a sheaf of freshly cut drought-herbs – certainly thyme, possibly sage – which come with some heat… and not a great deal else. A v surprising palate for Janasse – so light you might almost call it elegant and confuse it with aged Burgundy. It’s relatively neutral though – little acidic energy left. Perhaps this was an ambitious attempt to express a cooler vintage, which has proven a mistake. They made a different choice in the even cooler ’97 vintage, opting for extraction, with gave the wine a rare tactile quality throughout its life. The messy rim worries me too – this is past its best. It’s thin, thinning, and lacks the concentration for positive evolution from here. A decent garrigue-fix and a merry glass of effective alcohol; but this is Janasse V V! The corked bottle showed a similar palate, so although I’d like to be wrong about all this, I fear I’m not. 88 to 89, 89. (3794 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 1/14/2011 & rated 91 points: Decanted and served right from the cellar. One still detects some of the very ripe (overdone??) Janasse-style, but there is also a bresh of freshness that keeps this wine alive. Alcohol, sweetnes is evident, but not overwhelming. It is certainly very far from peaking, I will keep my remaining bottles and hope to get even more pleasure from them in 3-5 years. (3092 views) | | | Tasted by reichken on 3/6/2010 & rated 89 points: deep dark purple, black fruits on the nose with a touch of glycerin, in the mouth this is a big cassis and boysenberry fruit bomb, young,sweet and a bit over the top for me
perhaps needs some time but not sure (3427 views) | | | Tasted by french16 on 12/15/2009 & rated 91 points: Chateauneuf du pape Blind tasting (My Home): Decanted about an hour and kept getting better along the evening.
Tight, pure dark fruits along leather, garrigue, charcoal/tar and a touch of licorice. Big but extremely balance, med acidity with a very nice soft texture.
Some red fruits appeared on the palate and the finish is very pleasant. No heat or over ripeness sensation.
This needs serious time. (4207 views) | | | Tasted by ssouth on 11/7/2009 & rated 93 points: (In inferior glassware at Provence in Carrboro).....drinking well with a lush richness and only moderate tannins... (3569 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 4/7/2009 & rated 92 points: Deep purple/red color. Aromas of black fruits, licorice and a touch of leather and earth. Ripe, nicely extracted fruit in the mouth with excellent structure and depth. The tannins of this surprisingly youthful wine were well-integrated and softened noticeably after about 30 minutes. A delicious wine to drink with my partners at a terrific luncheon at Matyson Restaurant. (3721 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 3/18/2009 & rated 93 points: Le contour est orange, presque brunâtre….ce qui a de quoi inquiéter…mais le nez se montre immédiatement rassurant.
Nez de vieille grenache avec des épices et du cuir, de la vieille confiture de fraise, de la garrigue..
Un vin très élégant, au profil aérien subtil, qui gagne en profondeur et en allonge avec l’aération dès les premières trente minutes. Il a un coté gourmand de liqueur de fraises et de mûres, l’alcool est très discret, la finale délicate, toute en finesse.
Un Châteauneuf parmi les plus fins, séduisant et savoureux, un vrai bijou d’équilibre et de charme! 93 pts (3951 views) | | | Tasted by KPB on 2/24/2009 & rated 89 points: Bricking but a deep burgundy, almost black at the core. Very dense, briary, aromas of tar and scorched earth. To me a clumsy wine and rather harsh, not just on the nose but also in the mouth with a bitter, aggressive feel. [Day 2]: Improved quite a bit overnight under nitrogen, enough to convince me that the wine still deserves the 89 point score I gave it last time (I'm nowhere near the 92/93 range some folks are using). But more suple and that harshness has faded away. Still a bit overdone, a bit hot, a bit unbalanced. But way improved. If you open it: decant and let this baby breath! (3972 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, January/February 2001, IWC Issue #94
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RJonWine.com (5/5/2007)
(Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes) Dark red color; kirsch and herbal nose; tasty, beefy, deep cherry, plum and spice palate; medium finish 92 points |
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| Domaine de la Janasse Producer website | Producer page on Importer websiteRed Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. Vieilles Vignes Old Vine/Vieilles Vignes (Wikipedia)France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Southern Rhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Southern Rhone Valley
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation - Read more about Chateauneuf du Pape
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"As I have written many times in the past, the sweet spot for drinking Châteauneuf du Papes is usually the first 5-6 years after the vintage. Then they seem to go through an adolescent, awkward, and sometimes dormant stage, only to re-emerge around year 10-12, where the majority of wines are often fully mature. The best of them will continue to hold on to life (but rarely improving) beyond 15-20 years. It is only the exceptional Châteauneuf du Papes that will evolve for 20-25+ years, and those are indeed a rarity. However, things may be improving dramatically in terms of the longevity of Châteauneuf du Pape, although Grenache-dominated wines, the vast majority of wines produced in the appellation, are wines that do not have the polyphenol (extract and tannin) content of top Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, or Syrah-based wines. Nevertheless, the younger generation in Châteauneuf du Pape has taken seriously the farming in the vineyards. There are more organic and biodynamically run vineyards here than in any other appellation of France. The yields, which were already low, are even lower today (20-35 hectoliters per hectare), and of course, the proliferation of top luxury and/or old-vine cuvées gives a significant boost to the number of wines that will evolve past 25 or 30 years. The advantage of these wines is their broad window of drinkability." - Robert Parker
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