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2018
92-94 points
I failed to discern a qualitative difference between the 2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes (pure Grenache) and the 2018 Renaissance (which includes 40% Mourvèdre). This wine features bold cherry flavors, hints of cedar and vanilla from new oak and is full-bodied and velvety on the palate, with a long finish. No doubt further differences will emerge by next year, but for now, between these two wines, let's call it a push.
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE
(08/2019)
96 points
Toasted out of barrel, the 2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes shows the vintage style perfectly with its ripe, rounded, incredibly sexy profile. Giving up lots of dark fruits (cassis, blackberries), ground herbs, violets, and spicy oak, it's medium to full-bodied, with good acidity and loads of character.
JEB DUNNUCK
95 points
DECANTER
Aromatic thyme and rosemary-flecked red berries here with cedar oak that is well-integrated and adds an aromatic incense element. It's deep, very pure, resonant and ripe and very well balanced, with no excess acidity to the sweet ripe fruit. The tannins are subtle, a fine patina over your palate. This will be delicious young, but try to leave it for at least 10 years, when it will be even better. 100% old-vine Grenache from the lieu-dit Cristia sandy soils. Matured in barriques and demi-muids for 18 months, one-third new oak. Drinking Window 2020 - 2035.
(Tasted by Matt Walls at 2018 primeur tasting, Rhône Valley, 01 Oct 2019)
94 points
Deeply colored with a touch of smoke, wild cherry, herbs, pepper, oak and mint, the wine is juicy, sweet, rich, long and focused. The wine was made using 100% old vine of Grenache.
WINE CELLAR INSIDER
2019
96 points
A strapping young wine, brimming with dark plum paste and boysenberry compote flavors that are carried by racy licorice snap and fruitcake notes. The lively back end shows a hint of barnble and a touch of tar, giving this energy and power as it courses through the finish. Best from 2023 through 2038.
J.M (WINE SPECTATOR)
97 points
JEB DUNNUCK
2020
93 - 95 points
JEB DUNNUCK

2018
96 points
The 2018 was relatively kind to Mourvèdre, and this cuvee contains 40%, the rest made up with Grenache. It has an intense, old-vine Mourvèdre presence; deep, dark fruits and a distinctive, appealing note to the dense, ripe tannins that reminded me of well-worked vintage leather. This has great vinosity and real depth, not always easy to find in the 2018 vintage. The oak work is deft, noticeable for now, but it will benefit the wine both texturally and aromatically in time. Lithe and muscular - a shark of a Châteauneuf. Organically grown on the sandy soils of Le Cristia and La Font du Loup. Aged for 18 months in oak before release, one third in new barriques, two-thirds in demi-muid. Drinking Window 2026-2036.
DECANTER
(Tasted by Matt Walls at 2018 primeur tasting, Rhône Valley, 01 Oct 2019)
96 points
WINE CELLAR INSIDER
Ripe, rich, juicy and fresh, there is a strong sense of purity, sweetness, lenght and intensity and minerality to the spicy, peppery, red fruits on the palate and in the long finish. The wine is made from 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvèdre. This is one of the success stroies of the vintage.
95 points
JEB DUNNUCK
I was able to taste the 2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Renaissance from a handful of barrels. This will unquestionably be a concentrated, powerful 2018. All of the samples had beautiful, decadent levels of fruits, good purity, ripe tannins, and solid overall balance as well as nicely integrated oak. This cuvée always has a solid chunk of Mourvèdre, yet it still shows plenty of upfront fruit and texture, even in its youth. I suspect this 2018 will follow suit...
2019
95 points
Dark and winey, with delicious waves of cassis, raspberry paste and plum puree coursing through, laced with liquorice and tar notes that help extend the finish. Late flashes of singed anise, bitters and wood spice add an alluring echo. Best from 2023 through 2038.
J.M (WINE SPECTATOR)
95 points
JEB DUNNUCK
2020
93 - 95 points
JEB DUNNUCK
92-95 points
The 2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Renaissance looks like another fine example of this cuvée, which is typically a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvèdre. Hints of plum and black cherries accent raspberries on the nose of this full-bodied, velvety-textured and lush wine.
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE
(08/2019)
