2005 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Tasting Note
Pebben wrote:
88 Points
Sunday, January 25, 2015 - Decanted for close to two hours before tasting. Opaque purple core, pink rim. Ripe black fruit, dried figs, Christmas spices, garrigue, leather and vanilla on the nose and palate. An absolutely massive CdP that in my view lacks the acidity to maintain balance – nice flavours, but comes across as very heavy and uninspiring after only a few sips. There’s also a fair bit of heat on the finish that adds to the general feeling of disappointment. Will no doubt divide opinions, though – if Amarone is your thing, you might have a very different take on this than me.
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Comment posted by JOsgood:
1/25/2015 3:07:00 PM - This review has me feeling good about selling off all of the bottles of this wine that I have in my cellar. I can't stand massive wines.
Comment posted by Pebben:
1/26/2015 5:29:00 AM - Thanks for commenting. I don't mind muscular wines from time to time, but they need lots of acidity to avoid coming across as flabby. This was clearly not the case here... I have no experience with this producer, but based on general reputation I would regard this as a disappointment. I have one bottle of 07 in stock - let's hope that's better (though I have my doubts)...