1998 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Decanter

• By Matt Walls
  Yapp Rhône tasting, September 2021, 9/14/2021, (See more on Decanter...)

  (Le Vieux Donjon, Grenache, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

• By Alistair Cooper MW
  9/14/2021, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red) Subscribe to see review text.

JebDunnuck.com

• By Jeb Dunnuck
  Issue #9, 9/25/2011, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)

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• By Antonio Galloni
  Pazo Restaurant (Jun 2010), 6/1/2010, (See more on Vinous...)

  (Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-pape (magnum)) Login and sign up and see review text.

JebDunnuck.com

• By Jeb Dunnuck
  Bonus Reviews, 10/14/2007, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)

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• By Stephen Tanzer
  January/February 2001, IWC Issue #94, (See more on Vinous...)

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RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  5/5/2013, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points

  (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

• By Richard Jennings
  12/4/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points

  (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?)

• By Richard Jennings
  1/12/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points

  (Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Dark garnet red color; fig and black fruit nose; tasty, black fruit with depth; long finish

• By Richard Jennings
  5/5/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points

  (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)

Rockss and Fruit

• By Lyle Fass
  6/2/2006, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)

  (Le Vieux Donjon) Just a classic CDP. Should be in the dictionary under Chateauneuf. Wild nose of garrigue, ripe cherry fruit, animal, leather and just plain old unidentifiable sauvage. Palate was juicy and bordering on port-like but held in check by acidity. Long finish with just a touch of warmth. But then that warmth is what classicaly styled CDP is all about. Great stuff.

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  10/1/2003, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points

  (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.