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2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine de Marcoux, Rhône

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Joe Czerwinski
95/100
Josh Raynolds
97/100
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2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine de Marcoux, Rhône

Description

Marcoux’s top cuvée is made from just two plots, where some of the vines are over 100 years old. There is 90% Grenache here, giving the wine a rich spicy nose, with oodles of black fruit and garrigue notes. On the palate, it shows great harmony and elegance. There is plenty of cool fruit to balance the plentiful but fine tannins which melt on the tongue. The finish is typically complex and lengthy. Drink 2022-2042. 
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Alcohol % 16
Body Full Bodied
Property Domaine de Marcoux

Critics reviews

Joe Czerwinski 95/100
From vines planted in 1900, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes leads with aromas of cola, raspberries and dried spices. There's none of the chocolaty excess seen in the regular cuvée, but this full-bodied wine reflects the heat of the year in its slightly coarser than usual tannins. It's full-bodied without being heavy or overdone, just chewier than normal, and likely to age a bit quickly.Drink 2021 - 2030Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (Aug 2019)
Drink 2021 - 2030
Joe Czerwinski, RobertParker.com (Aug 2019)
Josh Raynolds 97/100
Vivid magenta. Seductive raspberry liqueur, exotic spice, potpourri and incense aromas, along with hints of musky rhubarb and smoky minerals. Juicy, seamless and energetic in style, offering densely packed red fruit, cherry cola, spicecake and floral pastille flavors that show superb delineation and spread out steadily as the wine opens up. Fine-grained, even tannins lend shape to a strikingly persistent, penetrating finish that shows intense red-fruit- and spice-driven tenacity. This wine is a standout of the vintage.Drink 2027 - 2040josh_raynolds, Vinous.com.com (Dec 2019)
Drink 2021 - 2030
Josh Raynolds, Vinous.com (Dec 2019)

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