2009 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (105) Avg Score: 94.9 points

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  1/28/2024 - shafer1994 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Hm, probably not a perfect bottle. Quite light color, slightly unbalanced nose. Notes of baked fruit, some overripeness, vanilla, nice sweetness - but an irritating pharmaceutical note combined with alcohol. This is resulting in a slightly unbalanced finish which I am not used to from Janasse. Definitely not as good as the Chaupin 2009.

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  12/23/2023 - Winer1956 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  From magnum — decanted for 90 minutes. An elegant, balanced, beautiful wine. Fully mature, no hard edges, long finish. Black fruits dominate the flavor profile. This wine would complement most any beef, lamb, or pork dish — in our case it paired very nicely with pork tenderloin. A quibble perhaps, but we found it slightly lacking in the “wow” factor. It was for us a wine to enjoy with a great meal rather than a wine that itself was the center of attention.

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  10/12/2023 - d'Artagnan wrote: 96 Points

  Nez séduisant de viande grillée, de petits fruits rouges et noirs entremêlés. La texture est phénoménale! Aérienne et tendre, toute en finesse et volupté. Un superbe vin, savoureux et raffiné. Je n’aurais pas pensé qu’il se mesurerait d’égal à égal avec le suivant. Un duo d’anthologie! 96 pts

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  8/4/2023 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Similar to prior notes after a 90 min double decant; outstanding, drink or hold (no rush)

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  7/23/2023 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Sharing this with my pote Jean Louis in mougins over a Sunday lunch in July. 2h decant. Served with le dessert. Deep ruby color. Mushroom, truffles, ripe red fruits, medicinal nose with slight alcoholic waft. Med+ acidity, high alcohol, full body, med flavor intensity, med tannins and med finish. Quite medicinal mouth, slight greenness, mushroom, ripe red fruits, black pepper, a bit sirupy and rather high on the alochol side. Not fully balanced so maybe a longer decanting? I am not sure this wine will age better, main concern being over cooked fruits and high alcohol. Still very enjoyable tertiary notes.

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