Domaine de la Vieille Julienne, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Reserve

Domaine de la Vieille Julienne · Rhone › Chateauneuf-du-Pape › France

Red · Red Rhone Blend
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LWIN 1118034
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95 /100
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17
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Taster #4976 · Dec 8, 2025
96/100
Châteauneuf du Pape premium (my home (PT)) : powerful savory expression of a classic vintage. Deep nose and complex, displaying tertiary notes of leather, tobacco, and dried garrigue, layered over concentrated core fruit of dark plum and black cherry. full-bodied and dense palate, showing remarkable structure and silky, integrated tannins. It features flavors of black olive, smoke, cured meat, and a deep, earthy minerality. The finish is extremely long and persistent, confirming its status as a fully mature, classic Rhône …
2005 vintage
Taster #1204 · Jul 20, 2024
99/100
Splash decanted a scant 2 hours. Slowly sipped over 3 hours. This was a hard and rewarding thing to do because this is fucking delicious. Now, I shall wax rhapsodic: This is the wine that compels us to do this whole thing with the grape. This is a wine that makes you sit up straighter, cease conversation, then lean back in your chair and let your eyes roll back into your head. If Helen of Troy could launch a thousand …
2019 vintage
Taster #7849 · Dec 5, 2023
93/100
Strong Amarone-like raisin aspect to the wine. Needs plenty of air. Not what I expected, but delightful
2005 vintage
Taster #3922 · May 27, 2023
Light intensity aroma of cherry. Medium intensity flavour of blueberry, dark cherry, black pepper. Dry, medium acidity, light tannin. Good but not worth PQR.
2019 vintage
Taster #7213 · Jan 30, 2023
Wine ranked 9 of 12 for 2019 CdP tasting Raspberry on the nose. Initial mouthfeel is nice but follows with a lot of tannins and acid, could use some age. 85 pts
2019 vintage
Taster #1346 · May 1, 2022
97/100
Couldn't say it better than Jeffe Leve!! The purity and vibrancy of the red fruit is spectacular and so young still at 17 years old. It is getting more complex after some air time so a 2-3 hour decant should be in consideration.
2005 vintage
Taster #9015 · Jan 9, 2022
99/100
Combining elegance, power, purity, and complexity, this hits all the right notes from start to finish. The nose displays a floral bouquet along with kirsch, black raspberries, and red plums topped off with thyme, peppery spice, garrigue, and wet earth. The mid-palate is packed with fruit and the finish starts off strong and builds in intensity with its layers of ripe, vibrant, peppery fruits and its gorgeous sense of purity. You should lay this down for 6-7 years before pulling …
2019 vintage
Taster #1438 · Jun 20, 2020
95/100
1.5 hr decant. Clean, smooth, slightly sweet, light fruit, delicate. Exceptional bottle all around.
2005 vintage
Taster #9015 · Apr 20, 2020
98/100
The purity of the sweet, ripe, spicy red berries stands out here. Voluptuous, concentrated, complex, vibrant and long, with serious levels of intensity in every sip is what you will find here. Popped, poured and devoured over the next 90 minutes or so, this is just a great bottle of Grenache that's hitting its stride.
2005 vintage
Taster #6041 · Apr 18, 2020
92/100
It was a cloudy deep ruby with a firm structure, full body wine. It was still young so decanting at least 2hrs, but I found it was very enjoyable after 1 hour decanting. We drank over 3 hours with some heavy taste cousins ( 炖牛肉和红烧肉）， and it pared well. But I will leave the other bottles for few more years.
2005 vintage
Taster #5709 · Dec 25, 2017
92/100
A little "over the top" in terms of Grenache dominance, but a good wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #9341 · Oct 4, 2017
82/100
Probably flawed, this was a hot mess. Medicinal and alcoholic on the nose, stewed raisins and prunes on the palate. Two sips and down the drain. Bummer. Hopefully a bad bottle versus a bad wine. Still two bottles left.
2005 vintage
Taster #3453 · Feb 28, 2014
96/100
Dîner Rhône Sud : Une couleur sombre et brillante de vin jeune...Nez de mélasse, de fruit noir, de charbon. La bouche est mûre et épicée sur le fruit noir. De style semi moderne il m'a semblé, c'est vin riche et très concentré, sans lourdeur, dense, puissant et très long. C'est une bête spectaculaire, très jeune, mais avec des tanins nobles et une profondeur exceptionnelle. 96+ pts
2005 vintage
Taster #1877 · May 4, 2013
96/100
Hafif mat, yine hafif kahverengi röfleleri olan mor röfleli derin yakut.Olgun böğürtlen , siyah kiraz ,meyankökü gibi meyvelere,deri gibi animal , baharat ,kırılmış taş-kaya ,mint notaları ile davetkar bir burna sahip.Damakta tatlımsı ,tam gövdeli ,konsantre. Yumuşak. Ancak gücünü dudak ve damak içlerinde kurulukla gösteren tanen yapısı ile tüm bunları karşılayan belirgin asit, henüz çatışıyor ve şarabın erken içildiğine dair ipucu veriyor. Oldukça expansif. Çok uzun bitimi, yüksek alkolou kompanse ederek gücünü gösteriyor. 20-25 yıl rahatlıkla bekleyebilir.Parker tarzı bir şarap.
2005 vintage
Taster #9312 · May 4, 2013
96/100
Hafif mat, yine hafif kahverengi röfleleri olan mor röfleli derin yakut.Olgun böğürtlen , siyah kiraz ,meyankökü gibi meyvelere,deri gibi animal , baharat ,kırılmış taş-kaya ,mint notaları ile davetkar bir burna sahip.Damakta tatlımsı ,tam gövdeli ,konsantre. Yumuşak. Ancak gücünü dudak ve damak içlerinde kurulukla gösteren tanen yapısı ile tüm bunları karşılayan belirgin asit, henüz çatışıyor ve şarabın erken içildiğine dair ipucu veriyor. Oldukça expansif. Çok uzun bitimi, yüksek alkolou kompanse ederek gücünü gösteriyor. 20-25 yıl rahatlıkla bekleyebilir.Parker tarzı bir şarap.
2005 vintage
Taster #9452 · May 3, 2013
94/100
Koyu bordo renkli . Burunda tatlı baharatlar, olgun siyah meyveler, hafifçe çikolata. Damakta üst gövdeli, yuvarlak, yumuşak, orta asiditeli, yapısı sağlam, uzun bitişli. Yüksek alkole rağmen dengeli bir ve kompleks bir şarap.
2005 vintage
Taster #9573 · Aug 17, 2009
96/100
Occasional tasting group: Extensive Southern Rhône tasting with some extra's. (@ PVa) : Extremely intense and complex. A lot of pleasant sweetness. Good and firm tannin which is also soft and approachable. Black and red fruits. The high score is because of the overall complexity. This is so complete. There is enough future, but will it ever be better?
2005 vintage
Taster #9015 · Jul 1, 2009
99/100
Truly opaque ruby in color. Pepper, blackberry and plums are kissed with spice. Massive concentration and an expansive finish make this a show stopper of a Chateauneuf du Pape wine. 98+ Why is it not 100? Because for me 00 & 01 are better.
2005 vintage
Taster #3522 · Jul 1, 2007
95/100
Uncorked DK: Chateauneuf 2005 Report : Very dark and dense colored. The nose is extremely intense and overwhelming with big, mature, round and delicious black fruit. Full bodied, yet the lightest compared to the Usseglio Deux Freres and Caillou Reserve. Very balanced, but not as seamless (yet?) as the 2001. The elegantier of the pack. Great CNDP, but I won't buy this where the price is headed for the moment. 95-96+.
2005 vintage
Taster #7166 · May 9, 2007
2007 France Trip - Beaucastel, Ferrand, Vielle Julienne, Grand Veneur (Southern Rhone) : 200 cases produced. Higher-toned aromatics than the 2005 CDP. Espresso, concentrated blackberry liquor, licorice, tar, and earth. Picked up an intense dark chocolate flavor after a few minutes. Complex. Fiercely tannic and inky. Slightly drying finish. Excellent.
2005 vintage