Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2017

The cuvée Vieilles Vignes is from old vines of Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah along with smaller percentages of other permitted varieties that are grown in these old vineyards. The wine is sourced from 4 terroirs: pebbly clay, sand, gravelly red clay and sandy limestone. 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah and 5% other varieties, it is tight, intense, even clenched, it’s in need of several years’ cellaring before it becomes truly enjoyable to drink. For now, those gorgeous black cherries are restrained behind a firm wall of tannins. Full-bodied and rich, this is ripe, it just requires patience.”
97 pts Robert Parker
94 pts James Suckling
94 pts Wine Spectator