2009 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin
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Sweet black cherries, Provençal herbs, leather, dried flowers, and incense-like notes all shine in the 2009 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Chaupin, a medium to full-bodied expression of this cuvée that's shed its youthful baby fat and is beautifully balanced today. Coming all from the Chapouin lieu-dit (there might be a splash from La Crau and La Janasse) and based on 100% Grenache vinified in concrete and aged in a mix of 70% foudres and 30% demi-muids, it’s drinking at point today yet will continue evolving gracefully through 2034. Drink: 2025-2034.
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Robert Parker
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In just a beautiful spot right now, the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin offers up scents of purple raspberries and hints of Mexican chocolate. Full-bodied and silky-textured, it's at the peak of its maturity, with at least 5-6 years left ahead of it. Drink or hold.
(100% grenache, raised in a combination of foudres and demi-muids ): Opaque ruby. Pungent aromas of ripe red and blue fruits show liqueur-like power and depth. Large-scaled, expansive and rich, offering explosive raspberry and boysenberry flavors complemented by baking spices and mocha. Almost shockingly lively for such a big wine, finishing with impressive thrust and lingering florality. This wine tips the scales at almost 16% alcohol but I don't get any heat.