Offered APR 23rd, 2018

Grand Veneur Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2016
$89 per bottle

(97-99+) points Jeb Dunnuck: “The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes is sensational, with notes of blackberry jam, blueberries, crushed flowers, licorice, and graphite all soaring from the glass. Deep, rich, unctuous and still structured, with masses of tannin, it’s a beast of a wine, yet stays impeccably balanced, pure and clean. It’s going to need 4-5 years of cellaring.”

Grand Veneur Chateauneuf du Pape Les Origines 2016
$55 per bottle

(94-96+) points Jeb Dunnuck: “Possibly the finest vintage of this cuvée to date, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines (50% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, and the balance Syrah) offers a full-bodied, unctuous, yet thrillingly pure style in its black raspberry, cassis, licorice and spice aromas, and flavors. It has a smoking good mid-palate, building, ripe tannin and a huge finish.”

Grand Veneur Chateauneuf du Pape Le Miocene 2016
$39 per bottle

(91-93) points Jeb Dunnuck: “The entry-level effort is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Miocène and it’s primarily Grenache with smaller amounts of Syrah and Mourvèdre. It offers a classic, fresh, beautifully focused style in its raspberry, garrigue, flower and spice aromatics. This gives way to a medium to full-bodied, deep, rich, layered red that has the underlying tannic grip and structure of the vintage. It’s going to keep for 10-15 years.” 

Grand Veneur Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc La Fontaine 2016
$59 per bottle

95 points Jeb Dunnuck: “The flagship 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Fontaine is a more substantial, serious effort that offers notes of caramelized citrus, brioche, honeysuckle and orange blossom. Rich, layered and concentrated, yet also fresh and lively, it’s a terrific white that’s going to sing on the dinner table. Drink it anytime over the coming 4-5 years (it will keep even longer).”