Leading Rhone expert Livingstone-Learmonth rates it the best Vieux Donjon ever, above even the 99-point 2019, and the first since 2006 to earn his coveted “Soil to Glass Transfer” designation of classicism and authenticity.
Dunnuck says:
The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape is another winner from this team, and readers can’t go wrong here. This beauty just about jumps out of the glass with its Provençal aromatics of ripe cherries, ground pepper, saddle leather, garrigue, and spice. These carry to a medium to full-bodied wine that has the vintage’s charming, pure character front and center, yet still brings good mid-palate density and ripe tannins. Buy a case, count yourself lucky, and enjoy bottles any time over the coming 10-15 years.
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