2016 Domaine L'Abbe Dine Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Reserve des Cieux

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Tasting notes
Score 94/100 · Drink 2024-2034, Josh Raynolds, Dec 2019

Shimmering ruby-red. Deeply perfumed, spice-tinged aromas of cherry compote, boysenberry, star anise and garrigue are complicated by a suave potpourri flourish. Juicy, expansive and appealingly sweet, offering juicy red and blue fruit liqueur flavors and a touch of floral pastilles. Fine-grained tannins build slowly on an extremely long, velvety finish that leaves behind a sexy lavender note. Raised in a combination of demi-muids , used barriques and stainless steel tanks.

Critic scores

Critic scores
93
93/100

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94
93-95/100

Jeb Dunnuck

94
94/100

Josh Raynolds

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93 - 95 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 93-95/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, Aug 2018

Made from 100% Grenache, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Réserve des Cieux is darker colored and has hints of barrique in its cassis, black raspberries, spring flowers, and violet aromas and flavors. Not yet bottled, it has no hard edges, beautiful purity of fruit, and a great, great texture.

91 points
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
Score 91/100 · Drink 2020-2030, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, Aug 2018

All Grenache from the stony lieu-dit of la Janasse, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape La Reserve de Cieux offers up scents of black olive, mint and clove layered over dark fruit. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, it carries hints of mint all the way from start to finish.

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Domaine L'Abbé Dîne
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Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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