Cory Gowan, JJ Buckley, December 2010

Medium dark red with purplish undertones. All black cherry, red fruits, garrigue, and a hint of rhubarb on the nose. This has a solid mineral backbone and at this young age is still taut on the medium-bodied palate, but with some air, it really opens up to express loads of fresh berry personality and a lengthy, delicious finish with a note of licorice at the end. Aged for 18 months in new oak barrels and demi-muds, this should drink well for 10+ years. 80% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and 5% Mouvedre. Château Vaudieu is one of very few wineries in the Southern Rhone to have made wine continuously since the 18th century.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2009

The well-made, dark ruby-hued 2008 Chateauneuf du Pape, a blend of mostly Grenache with some Syrah and Mourvere, reveals abundant raspberry and kirsch notes intermixed with notions of incense and licorice. It is a seductive, pure, medium-bodied effort to drink over the next 5-7 years.

93 points,

Wine Spectator, September 2010

($44) Very fresh and racy, especially for the vintage, with mouthwatering mineral and shiso leaf notes pushed by bright minerality, all of which is then backed by a ripe core of crushed red and black cherry and currant fruit. The finish is long and silky. A very impressive turnaround has been made at this estate. Drink now through 2022. 1,000 cases made.

About Winery

Originally named Val de Dieu in 1767 by the Archbishop of Avignon who blessed "this property of vines and groves", the land of Vaudieu has always been known as the Valley of God .

Situated just east of the village of Chateauneuf du Pape, Chateau de Vaudieu lies at the base of the plateau of Mont Redon and is one of the few wineries of the region that has been in constant production since the 18th century. When purchased by Gabriel Meffre in 1955, the property consisted of only 24 hectares of vines. Over the next 10 years, however, this tireless winemaker and grower reclaimed abandoned vineyards and cleared heavily wooded land surrounding the chateau and today the property has 70 hectares under vines, all within a radius of 450 meters of a massive 200 year old Lebanese Cedar planted at the center of the domain.Today, Sylvette Bréchet and her son Laurent, heirs to Meffre, have furthered upon the rapid expansion of the property with the division of the domain into 32 separate plots, ensuring that each plot is now harvested at its optimum maturity.

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