2018 Vinsobres Les Hauts de Julien Vieilles Vignes
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Co-planted Syrah and Grenache. Vinsobres escaped the mildew. Tank sample. Succulent and beautifully proportioned, with excellent tannic fuzz giving structure to the ripe but dark fruit. Beautifully pure and lengthy, with the concentration that suggests older vines and a really wonderful dark-chocolate persistence on the finish. (RH)
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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I’ve always loved this wine, and I’m convinced it would be undetected in a blind lineup of top Cornas. The 2018 Vinsobres Les Hauts De Julien includes lots of Syrah and comes from the windy, cooler Vinsobres appellation. Its inky color is followed by awesome notes of dark fruits, smoked earth, meat, bouquet garni, and pepper. Complex, full-bodied, and powerful, with ripe tannins, it’s going to need bottle age, but it’s brilliant. In addition to the Château de Beaucastel releases, the Perrin family also releases a bevy of brilliant wines under their Famille Perrin label. Certainly, the Gigondas releases are the standouts, yet readers shouldn’t miss their Vinsobres releases; the flagship Les Hauts De Julien possibly one of the finest Syrahs dominated blend made in the southern Rhône!
About the producer
This Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate is one of the Rhône’s most famous addresses. With a history stretching back to the 16th century, Beaucastel remains family owned and run, with the fifth generation of the Perrin family – Marc, Pierre, Thomas, Cécile, Charles, Matthieu and César – at the helm today.