Domaine Grand Veneur 2013 Chateauneuf du Pape "Vieilles Vignes" Rouge 750ml

Opaque ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes fresh dark berries, lavender, vanilla and smoky Indian spices, accompanied by a bright mineral quality in the background. Velvety and expansive on the palate, offering alluringly sweet and deeply concentrated black raspberry, cherry-vanilla and blueberry flavors that become livelier as the wine opens up. Closes spicy and extremely long, showing lingering florality and harmonious tannins.s

Score: 93 points -- Josh Raynolds, Vinous, Feb 2016