2001 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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Wine Spectactor (WS)

This still has some youthful power, with dark, juicy plum, raspberry and crushed blackberry fruit notes still coursing along, liberally laced with snappy red licorice and taut minerality on the finish. Doesn’t show quite as much range as the top-end bottlings, but has ample drive and vivacity.—2001 Châteauneuf-du-Pape non-blind retrospective (November 2011). Drink now through 2019. –JM

Wine Advocate (WA)

A vintage that’s drinking at point today for most producers, Jean-Paul’s 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape is still young and concentrated, with a rich, structured, yet complex profile. Giving up classic licorice, garrigue, dried flowers and plums and cherry-driven fruit, it has full-bodied richness, big tannin and a ripe, concentrated and lengthy feel on the palate. During the tasting, Jean-Paul commented that this was the first vintage where he really felt like he understood his terroir. Open bottles anytime over the coming 7-8 years.