2006 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (235) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  1/21/2024 - Rechrom wrote: 93 Points

  Very tight and a bit astringent on open. After an hour of double decant started to loosen and gain fruit notes and (weirdly) seemed to deepen in color. Classic palate with earth notes. Pleasant nose, not outstanding. Great with a provencal daube.

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  12/25/2023 - Coastalnative Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A real beauty. I've always liked the 2006 CdP vintage and this one was singing. I had a bottle of this wine back in 2010 (I believe) and today 14 years later it still very much reminded me of that wine. It has all the hallmarks of Vieux Donjon. Very pretty and pure. Persistent and a little earthy. Sous bois and dark dusty plum. Very nice!

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  10/4/2023 - Livonietisr Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep garnet color. Aromas of cherry, raspberry, licorice, smoke, earth. Wine is full bodied, creamy, medium acidity, silky tannins. Taste of blackberry, plum, spice. Medium long.

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  7/16/2023 - wiscgrad wrote: 90 Points

  fruit thinned out vs previous bottle. would drink up

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  7/7/2023 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Double decanted by a friend and brought to a restaurant for dinner. Dark garnet color, reasonably well balanced and not over-ripe as some modern CDP’s can be. 14% ABV. Round and slightly creamy but mostly dark fruited and rich. Good length but not super long. Enjoyable but overshadowed by the 2008 Heitz Martha’s Vineyard Cab he also brought.

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