Lot 151
CLOS DU MONT-OLIVET CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE LA CUVÉE DU PAPET 2010 (6) 99 WA
DOMAINE DE VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE “LA CRAU” 2010 (6) 97 WA
Lot 151 Details
CLOS DU MONT-OLIVET CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE LA CUVÉE DU PAPET 2010 (6)Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Possibly the finest example of the Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee du Papet since Mont Olivet’s unreal 1990, the 2010 is a blend of 75% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah, all aged in foudre. The grapes come from the estate’s oldest vines (50- to 105-years-old), which were planted in the famous sites of Mont Olivet and Bois Dauphin. A extraordinarily deep plum/purple color is followed by notes of balsam wood, raspberries, black currants, lavender, garrigue, kirsch, licorice and underbrush. October 2012 Drink: 2015-2035 99 WA
DOMAINE DE VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE “LA CRAU” 2010 (6)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
The 2010 boasts a dense purple color along with a sumptuous bouquet of spring flowers, boysenberries, black cherries, black currants, nori (the sushi seaweed wrapper), black olives, licorice and pepper. This full-bodied, meaty, thick, juicy effort possesses a boatload of tannin, but it also has incredible concentration. More massive than I remember from last year, it has put on considerable weight and intensity. October 2012 Drink: 2015-2045 97 WA
12 bts. per lot $1,200 - $1,600