2009 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (144) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  1/20/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Perfectly in its drinking window, served with French onion soup—a perfect pairing for an unusually cold evening (19F in Atlanta). I believe this was opened and slow oxed several hours before drinking, although I was told by our host that it was wide open even then.
  A bit of funk on the nose, ripe cherry fruit and savory herbs, olives and earthy palate. So smooth and balanced and easy to drink. I don’t buy much CdP but this I would purchase if I stumbled across it.

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  1/3/2024 - Phenol73 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Opulent, expressive, fleshy and lively with layered complexity. Rich in blackberries, star anise, leather and spices. Youthful and giving at nearly 15 years. Another excellent showing.

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  11/17/2023 - Outplaying Likes this wine:

  Smells great. Olive, herb, saddle and earth, cherry. Soft and silky, with similar flavors. I thought this was a little round, fleshy and too easy going at first, but the acidity started to come into better balance as the wine opened and warmed. Overall, this is pretty good, and I there is no need to rush to open my last bottle.

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  11/17/2023 - jshufelt wrote: 94 Points

  Consistent with our last tasting note - but just a little bit more of everything, the best showing yet. Still kicking myself for not waiting until now to start opening bottles...

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  7/19/2023 - Grinner wrote: 95 Points

  PNP then followed for 2 hours. Same score I gave it 6 years ago! It's evolved into a more savory wine, classic and old school. Cherry liqueur, garrigue, leather, earth and kelp notes. Supe smooth but the structure is there. This could be a 20 year wine!

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