2010 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin
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_Xenon Likes this wine:
94 Points
Sunday, February 3, 2013 - Laid back and female at the beginning. I miss a bit 'rusticness'. Very gentle and already ready to drink. After 60-90 minutes decanting the typical Janasse fruit and nose showed up. A very classy wine, however, for 25 € more (59 > 85) I prefer the 2009 Vieilles Vignes as it has a more open nose, a more complex structure and a bigger body. Fortunatley both wines are still availble in my area (Feb 2013). Nevertheless: Excellent to outstanding. I am a big fan of Janasse!
I have heard, that in southern Rhone 2011 and 2012 can not compete to 2007, 2009 and 2010. So I am thinking of buying some more now.
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Comment posted by cr84:
2/6/2013 8:50:00 AM - Thanks for the note! I'm a big fan of Janasse myself...and, having had a dinner with Christophe Sabon a few weeks ago, I can tell you that, to him, Janasse performed extremely well in 2011, having produced great outgoing wines. I will be tasting them in April so my report should be available on my blog then...