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“The exquisite, deep purple-colored 2005
Chateauneuf du Pape boasts an exceptional bouquet of black currants, creosote,
kirsch, spring flowers, pepper, and tobacco leaves. It is fabulously rich,
expansive, glorious pure, full-bodied, long, and deep. Sweetness from high glycerin
and rich fruit nearly conceals some formidable tannins in the finish. This wine
should evolve and last for over two decades.
Over the
last decade, Jean-Paul Daumen, the proprietor, winemaker, and Mr. Everything at
Vieille Julienne, has emerged as one of France’s most compelling wine
producers. Taking advantage of the ancient vines his family owns in the
northern sector of Chateauneuf du Pape, and biodynamically farming the entire
vineyard, he has produced extraordinary wines since 1998. Daumen’s winemaking
philosophy is remarkably simple – old vines, tiny yields of around 20
hectoliters per hectare, no SO2 during vinification, aging in neutral tanks or
wood, and bottling without fining or filtration. The results are wines of
extraordinary purity, and naked expressions of terroir as well as the
personality of the vintage. I can not recommend these wines highly enough.
Sadly, as with most of the world’s most majestic wines, production is
relatively limited, and the demand is insatiable.” 95 Points, Robert Parker
