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Tasting notes
Score 92/100 · Drink 2023-2032, Josh Raynolds, Oct 2021

Vivid ruby. Spice-accented red fruit and floral qualities on the nose, along with suggestions of garrigue , allspice and licorice. Lively raspberry, bitter cherry and floral pastille flavors steadily open up and become deeper and sweeter with air. The floral note carries through the clinging, energetic finish, which is framed by smooth, discreet tannins.

Critic scores

Critic scores
92
92/100

Average Score

17
17/20

Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com

92
92/100

James Suckling

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92 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 92/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Oct 2020

92 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 92/100 · Drink 2020-2030, Jeb Dunnuck, Oct 2020

The 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape showed nicely, with the more charming, supple, elegant style of the vintage front and center. Giving up classic Provençal notes of kirsch liqueur, dried strawberries, flowery incense, truffle, and peppery garrigue, it hits the palate with medium-bodied richness and has beautiful overall balance, silky tannins, and a great finish. It’s already upfront, complex, and drinking nicely, yet should nevertheless evolve gracefully for a solid decade. While the 2018s from this great estate are gorgeous wines that show the charming, elegant style of the vintage, the 2019s are a clear step up, and my money is on them being some of the wines of the vintage.

91 points
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
Score 91/100 · Drink 2020-2027, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, Oct 2020

Now that it is in bottle, the 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits dark-fruit aromas of plums and blackberries, plus notes of cola, dried spices and licorice. It's medium to full-bodied, lacking a bit of richness on the mid-palate, but remaining velvety there and through the chocolate- and coffee-tinged finish.

About the producer

Domaine de la Janasse
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Product details

Grape Blend

Grenache/ Garnacha , Syrah / Shiraz, Mourvedre/Monastrell/Mataro

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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