(Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricked medium dark red violet color; redolent, tobacco, cigar box, roasted black fruit nose; tasty, dried tobacco, roasted black fruit, mineral, charcoal, tar palate; medium-plus finish
(Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking medium dark red violet color; a bit porty, chocolate pudding, licorice nose; tart dried berry, licorice, tar palate; medium finish (possible heat damage?)
(Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Dark brick red color; deep beefy nose with prune and cherry; tasty beef, pepper, black fruit, plum and bay leaf palate with medium spicy peppery finish (whole cluster in '98)
(Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Short ribs, beets and beef gravy nose; tasty, beefy, meaty mid-palate, with resolved tannins and a medium finish 95+ pts.
By Richard Jennings
(Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricked medium dark red violet color; redolent, tobacco, cigar box, roasted black fruit nose; tasty, dried tobacco, roasted black fruit, mineral, charcoal, tar palate; medium-plus finish5/5/2013, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points
By Richard Jennings
(Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking medium dark red violet color; a bit porty, chocolate pudding, licorice nose; tart dried berry, licorice, tar palate; medium finish (possible heat damage?)12/4/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points
By Richard Jennings
(Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Dark garnet red color; fig and black fruit nose; tasty, black fruit with depth; long finish1/12/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points
By Richard Jennings
(Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Dark brick red color; deep beefy nose with prune and cherry; tasty beef, pepper, black fruit, plum and bay leaf palate with medium spicy peppery finish (whole cluster in '98)5/5/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points
By Richard Jennings
(Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Short ribs, beets and beef gravy nose; tasty, beefy, meaty mid-palate, with resolved tannins and a medium finish 95+ pts.10/1/2003, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points