Maison Tardieu Laurent - Châteauneuf du Pape - Cuvée Spéciale

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Indifférent aux effets de mode, il se joue des Millésimes… A déguster absolument, pour le savourer : question de Culture autant que de Plaisir !
Le millésime

Les conditions climatiques plutôt chaudes des derniers millésimes pouvaient conduire à imaginer que le millésime 2008 serait dans la même lignée: eh bien, non ! 2008 sera d’un style que l’on pensait révolu, issu d’une vendange froide à très froide, aux maturités très lentes. Les pluies de printemps n’ont pas facilité la tâche, avec du mildiou, lequel a causé la perte d’une ... Afficher plus ›

Terroir

Bas de la Crau.

Nature des sols

Sable.

Élevage

Fûts d’un vin. Allier et Tronçais.

Vinification

Non égrappé.

Teneur en alcool

14,5%

Mise en bouteille

Sans filtration.

Cépages

Grenache : 100 %

Dense ruby. Exotic red and dark berry preserves, flowers and incense on the nose. Spicy, impressively pure raspberry and cherry flavors stain the palate and becomes sweeter with air. Shows a lot of depth for the vintage. Finishes with very good clarity and nervy cut, repeating the floral note.

Josh Raynolds
Stephen Tanzers International Wine Cellar , 91/100 , 2011-04-01

The 2008 Tardieu-Laurent Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Spéciale is 100% Grenache, from 80-100 year old vines and sandy soils, that’s aged all in new oak casks, It’s meaty and round, displaying ripe aromas of smoked meats, lavender, wild herbs, and black olive on the nose. Perfumed and slightly exotic, the wine is medium+ bodied on the palate, delivering a fleshy, full texture, sound balance, and a relatively upfront personality. Certainly outstanding, however, the herbaceous quality here gives me pause and it will be interesting to see how this ages, with my fear being it turns overtly herb/fennel driven. As it stands, it’s drinking superbly...

Jeb Dunnuck
The Rhone Report , 92/100 , 2011-02-01

A lovely traditional style, with macerated black currant and cherry fruit liberally laced with black tea, sandalwood, incense and mulled spice notes. Very stylish, with mineral and shiso leaf notes gliding through the peppery yet silky finish. No destemming here; always a great contrast to the Vieilles Vignes bottling.

James Molesworth
Wine Spectator , 93/100 , 2010-10-15

The top selection is the 2008 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Speciale, which is 100% old vine Grenache. It offers abundant aromas of kirsch liqueur, incense, and spice in an impressively endowed, rich, medium to full-bodied style that should evolve easily for a decade. Yields were a minuscule 18 hectoliters per hectare, which explains the wine’s high level of concentration.

Robert Parker
Wine Advocate , 90-92/100 , 2009-10-01

Paler than the Vieilles Vignes cuvee with a definite brownish tinge. Smudgy rim. Rather a tired sample. Pity. I assume this is not the wine’s fault, and will try to judge the wine ignoring the slight oxidation. Fizzy and energetic with opulence and richness and roundness. Much livelier than the Vieilles Vignes. Inky and tarry but this should be an exciting wine. There is real drive to this sweet, juicy wine which is so fleet of foot that you hardly notice the alcohol and richness.

Jancis Robinson , 17,5/20