Vieille Julienne Chateauneuf du Pape les Hauts Lieux 2012

Year: 2012

Size: 750ml

Type: Red

Alcohol: 15.5%

Varietal: Rhone Red Blends

Grapes: Rhone Red Blend

Country, Region: France, Rhone

Price: € 60.50 /ea

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Ideally drink now through 2030. Decant for 2 hours prior to drinking

The Les Hauts Lieux is sourced from grapes grown in limestone soils in the northern sector of the Chateauneuf Du Pape appellation, and made with 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 5% Cinsault, and 5% Counoise. Dense, luscious, and brooding, this wine has aromas of rich berry compote, candied rose petal, and fruit liqueur. On the palate, anise and black tea notes are accompanied by a graphite spine and boysenberry pie flavors, with a full bodied and voluptuous mouthfeel and a long, mineral finish.

Rich gamebirds like pheasant, guineafowl, or pigeon accompanied by caramelized roast carrots, potatoes, and beets are delightful when eaten next to a rich, full-bodied Chateauneuf Du Pape such as this.

With only 6,000 bottles produced, the Les Hauts Lieux is a rare and fantastic wine treasure. Jean-Paul Daumen, the winemaker, selects grapes from the highest terraces in the vineyard Cabrieres, and uses no sulfur during the winemaking process, only adding a small amount immediately prior to bottling. Fermented in cement tanks and aged in large oak casks, this wine is meant to showcase place and region before stylistic winemaking choices.

Critical Acclaim

2012 - Wine Spectator - 95

2012 - Robert Parker - 93

2012 - Stephen Tanzer - 94

2012 - 8Wines - 95

2011 - Robert Parker - 95

2011 - Wine Spectator - 93

2011 - Stephen Tanzer - 93

2010 - Wine Spectator - 95

2010 - Stephen Tanzer - 95