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Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2021

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Le Vieux Donjon!!!

It’s been YEARS since we got access to this icon of the Southern Rhone…YEARS! The last offer on this was the 2016 vintage – and we had it at a spectacular price back then, and y’all rightly SNATCHED up every last bottle…$50 for such a wine was a righteous steal! But TODAY! We’re dusting off the Last Bottle Time Machine and taking you way, way back… to a world where you could snag the incredible Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge for UNDER $40!!! 

HUZZAH!!! The supreme elegance of the cool and old-schooly 2021 CdP vintage is gorgeously revealed in this stunning creature – awash with crushed strawberries, hauntingly beautiful violets and lilac aromas, TONS of berries vibes and peppery spices, all culminating in a remarkably LUSH and velvety finish. Mostly grenache, then 10% each syrah and mourvèdre, with a splash of cinsault…this is the ONLY red Le Vieux Donjon makes…and gets all the best of the best to make it shine. It’s vibrant and lively with an amazingly integrated structure that is drinking SUPERB for such a young CdP…DANG! Get a lot of this…and drink it on the REGULAR! At our crazy BEST IN THE USA price? (Seriously, this is less than some big-name online retailer sells this same wine…in HALF BOTTLE!)

Fly…just fly! We had to battle like Rocky to secure this deal – the months of back and forth, the endless hours training in the Siberian wilderness, the sweat-filled montages with endless 80s tunes…wait, what? Sorry…it was just really tough to score this fantastic wine at such an incredible price – THAT is what I’m trying to say. But, of course, totally WORTH IT. Your chance is NOW, to make some of this 93 POINT beauty yours – and I’d advise you to not waste another moment! Go, go, go!!

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93 POINTS
"A smoky style that’s a touch herbal and meaty. Towards full-bodied, with good weight and texture. Quite a saline expression, ending on crisp raspberry acidity and quite strict tannins. Will always be a lean style, but should make interesting old bones." ~Decanter
93 POINTS
"This generous and well-structured 2021 Chateauneuf has excellent raspberry and strawberry aromas for the challenging vintage, plus notes of floral aromas. Surprisingly fine tannins, too. Still very youthful and in need of a bit of time in bottle to reach ideal harmony, but the freshness at the finish is already delightful. A cuvee 75% grenache, 10% syrah, 10% mourvedre and 5% cinsault that were co-fermented, then matured in foudre. Drinkable now, but best from 2024" ~James Suckling
92 POINTS
"This offers real aromatic beauty, with incense, violets and red currant flavors melded with a layer of finely crushed graphite. Chalk-fine tannins guide the medium-length finish, adding nice chewiness. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Drink now through 2032." ~Wine Spectator