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2001 Le Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf-du-Pape
- Rhone, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 199 / 750ml
- Red - Rich and Intense
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- from 6 Critic Reviews
- Organic
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This producer also makes a white wine. Ensure your merchant has the color you are looking for. Marie Jose, Lucien Michel
Critic tasting note: "Wild strawberry, mint, licorice, kirsch and peppery chocolate on the nose focuses you on what comes next. Layers of sweet, spicy, creamy cherries and spice which roll from the glass in layers. This is at perfect maturity today. Pop, pour and enjoy. Drink from 2023-2028." - 95/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Highlights
- From Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 199 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Southern Rhone Red Blend
- Pairs well with Lamb
- Organic
Winery
Le Vieux Donjon is a French wine producer located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The modern estate was established by Marcel Michel in 1966, a young estate by European standards but around a third of the ancient vines are more than 1...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2014-2021
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5 - 15%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Grenache (Grenache), Syrah, Mourvedre (Monastrell) & Cinsault
- Maturation
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Lightly Oaked
- Ownership
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Marie José and Lucien Michel
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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The domaine covers fourteen hectares of vineyards (all farmed organically).
- Ageing
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Aged for 6 months in cement tank and then for about 12 months in foudres.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Beef cheung fun Starter Course
- Steamed beef dumpling
- Contains: oyster sauce, rice wine
- Chinese
- Lamb liver kebab Main Course
- Asian
- Ribeye steak Main Course
- With snails and garlic butter
- French
- Mimolette Cheese Course
- French
User Ratings
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Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Ready to drink
Rhône enjoyed a legendary 2001 vintage, widely considered the last of a great run of top vintages starting in 1998.
Conditions were so good throughout the growing season, the summer was particularly hot and dry, that controlling and sometimes reducing vigorous yiel...
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