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Châteauneuf du Pape: Le Vieux Donjon Rouge 2008

Châteauneuf du Pape: Le Vieux Donjon Rouge 2008

'The 2008 Châteauneuf du Pape is certainly a strong effort for the vintage. Classic notes of kirsch, plum, spice box, cedar, and garrigue are accompanied by deep fruit, an attractive dark ruby/plum color, and surprising body as well as depth for a 2008. It should drink well young, and evolve for up to a decade.’ Drink 2009-2019, 88-90pts.
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate.

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£25.00
Bottle (case)

£300.00

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Châteauneuf du Pape: Le Vieux Donjon Rouge 2008

Commendably (unlike most of the heralded Châteauneuf’ estates) Le Vieux Donjon do not produce any trophy-hunting ‘special’ cuvées. They make just one red wine that is consistently excellent. It is made from a traditional blend of 75% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre and 5% Cinsault that is fermented in vat and raised in large oak foudres for 18 months before bottling. The finished wine has attractive wild herb and berry aromas with a complex palate of briary hedgerow fruit supported by an elegant tannic structure. It comes into its own with 2-3 years bottle age but superior vintages will last for 2 decades or more.

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Wine Spectator - www.winespectator.com says:
This is rock-solid, with crushed raspberry, kirsch, juniper and smoked apple wood notes, backed by a broad, plush, spice- and anise-filled finish. Nicely rounded and integrated for the vintage. Drink now through 2021. 93/100

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Style: Red Wine, Dry (Sec), Full-bodied
Region: Rhone, Chateauneuf du Pape
Producer: Le Vieux Donjon (Lucien Michel)
Vintage: 2008
Grape variety (Cépage): Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache Noir, Cinsault
Wine pairing - drink with: Beef, Casserole, Lamb, Hard Cheese
Cellarage: Drink 2009 - 2020.
Vinification: Low yields of ripe grapes are picked by hand from 80-year-old vines. They then undergo an alcoholic fermentation in cement vats for 18-21 days, followed by 2 months in cement tanks for a malolactic fermentation. The wine is left unfiltered and is bottled 18 months after the vendage.
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 14%