CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Réservé Domaine de la Vieille Julienne 2021 vs CLOS DE LA ROCHE Grand Cru Domaine Lignier-Michelot 2017
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Réservé Domaine de la Vieille Julienne 2021 currently starts £1.00 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £249.95 | £250.95 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre | Pinot Noir |
| ABV | 15.5% | 13.5% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Réservé Domaine de la Vieille Julienne 2021
The 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve has come together superbly since I tasted the unfinished version last year. Deep and muscular, the 2021 showcases boatloads of ripe red fruits amid pencil shavings, thyme and licorice. Leafy gradations add another layer. Closing with excellent grip and length, the magnificent quality of the 2021 Réserve simply cannot be ignored. Kudos to Jean-Paul Daumen and his son Antoine.
CLOS DE LA ROCHE Grand Cru Domaine Lignier-Michelot 2017
(from a .27 ha parcel, most of which is young vines of 15+ years of age though there is a parcel approximating 15% of the total with ~40 years of age; 80% whole cluster). All but invisible wood sets off the spicier and overtly floral-suffused nose that possesses excellent complexity. There is excellent drive and delineation to the big-bodied and tautly muscular flavors that deliver fine persistence on the moderately austere finish. This powerful effort will need a few years to develop more depth but the underlying material appears to be present for that to occur with time.
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