1999 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rhône France Wine Tasting Note

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1999 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Reserve  (Châteauneuf-du-Pape) 93 This deep, ruby colored elixir is filled with jammy red and black fruits, spices and herbs. Plush in the mouth. Liqueurious in texture. The finish is close to :40. This deep, ruby colored elixir is filled with jammy red and black fruits, spices and herbs. Plush in the mouth. Liqueurious in texture. The finish is close to :40. 3,496 Views   Tasted Jan 21, 2007  • Buy This Wine For The Lowest Price DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE | Post to Still deeply colored, this peppery, jammy red fruited, herbal perfumed wine reminds me of a scaled down version of the 2000 Vieille Julienne Reserve. Concentrated for any year, but in 99, it's a major accomplishment. The wines deep, cherry liqueur core fills the finish. I would drink this over the next 5-7 years to preserve its lush, rich fruit. Still deeply colored, this peppery, jammy red fruited, herbal perfumed wine reminds me of a scaled down version of the 2000 Vieille Julienne Reserve. Concentrated for any year, but in 99, it's a major accomplishment. The wines deep, cherry liqueur core fills the finish. I would drink this over the next 5-7 years to preserve its lush, rich fruit. 3,533 Views   Tasted Aug 15, 2006 Layers of black and red, jammy fruit. Very sweet. This shows great today, but will improve. Layers of black and red, jammy fruit. Very sweet. This shows great today, but will improve. 3,448 Views   Tasted Jul 12, 2005 This is is an outstanding wine. with good color and a nose filled with ripe, red pepper tinged fruit and fresh herbs. Lots of extraction, depth and complexity. Drink it on the young side. This is is an outstanding wine. with good color and a nose filled with ripe, red pepper tinged fruit and fresh herbs. Lots of extraction, depth and complexity. Drink it on the young side. 3,483 Views   Tasted Nov 12, 2003

When to Drink Vieille Julienne, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Vieille Julienne is a wine that is much better wine some age. Young vintages can be decanted for about 1 -3 hours, give or take. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Vieille Julienne is usually better with 4-7 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage. In the best vintages, the wine should be consumed within 5-25 years after the vintage.

Serving Domaine de la Vieille Julienne with Wine, Food Pairing Tips

Domaine de la Vieille Julienne is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Domaine de la Vieille Julienne is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, stewed dishes, barbecue, sausage, and cassoulet. Domaine de la Vieille Julienne is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms pasta, eggplant, tomatoes, and cheese.

In 2005, Vieille Julienne produced a special, one-off bottling to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Domaine. The wine, produced from their oldest Grenache vines in Cotes du Rhone appellation was produced from insanely low yields of only 10 hectoliters per hectare! This is probably the best wine from any producer ever made in the Cotes du Rhone. Good luck finding any as the production was close to a whopping 300 cases.

Domaine de la Vieille Julienne also makes very strong red and white wine in the Cotes du Rhone appellation from 15 hectares of vines they own in the appellation.

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