2016 Chateau de Vaudieu Chateau de Vaudieu Chateauneuf du Pape L'Avenue

Proprietary Blend - 750ML
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JL 98 JD 97 WE 97 WA 96 WS 96 VN 95
JL 98

TheWineCellarInsider.com, September 2018

Garrigue and smoky red fruits kick things off in the nose. On the palate, the concentrated, wine is loaded with silky, elegant, fresh, sweet, ripe, pure kirsch notes that hold on to their spicy accent. Made from 100% old...
JD 97

jebdunnuck.com, August 2018

97+ The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape L'Avenue is all Grenache sourced from a single parcel near the estate and aged 18 months in demi-muids. This deeply colored beauty boasts a huge perfume of black raspberries...
WE 97

Wine Enthusiast, December 2019

Baked black cherries and blueberries are shaded by leather, toast and spice in this rich, decadent Grenache. It's voluminous but not dense, expanding on the palate in creamy swirls. Fine, rigid tannins feel a bit bullish...
WA 96

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, September 2018

The 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape l'Avenue is entirely Grenache from the lieu-dit Vaudieu, aged in demi-muids. Loaded with black cherries, cedar and vanilla, it's a full-bodied, plush sexpot of a wine. Velvety, intense, long...
WS 96

Wine Spectator, October 2018

Intense, with a gorgeous core of crushed plum, boysenberry and blackberry pâte de fruit flavors, inlaid liberally with fruit cake, licorice snap and graphite notes. Fruit pumps through the finish while a graphite edge...
VN 95

Vinous, December 2019

Glistening ruby-red. Powerful red and blue fruit, floral pastille, exotic spice and incense aromas pick up a smoky mineral nuance as the wine stretches out. Fleshy and expansive in the mouth, offering spice- and...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Proprietary Blend
Country France
Region Rhone
Sub-region Southern Rhone
Appellation Chateauneuf du Pape
Vintage 2016
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 15%
Closure Cork