Vieille Julienne, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve Vintage:2016 the vine ages run from

the vine ages run from 18 to 75+ years of age)

rather textured backend

the wine ends with a sweet

ripe black currants

Vieille Julienne, Chateauneuf Du Pape Reserve Vintage:2016 the vine ages run fromDeep in color, the nose blasts off with lavender, cherry, spice, pepper and earthy scents. When the wine hits the palate, the wine is deep, rich, concentrated and packed with sweet, silky, black raspberries, cherry and kirsch that remains on your palate and expands in flavor. This bottle was popped and poured. Perhaps, if the wine and I both had more time together, this could hit triple digits. It's truly a stunning example of old vine Grenache.