2012 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois
The Wine Advocate
RP 95
Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2016 - 2027 ⇒飲み頃に入っています
One of the blockbusters in the vintage, the inky-colored 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape La Reine des Bois – 80% Grenache, completely destemmed and aged 12 months in 80% stainless steel and 20% old barrels – offers fantastic richness and depth in its blackberry liqueur, graphite, wood smoke and crushed-rock-like aromas and flavors. An elegant, stylish and polished example of this cuvée, it comes closest in my mind to a lighter-weight 2010. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and with fine tannin, it will drink well for 10-15 years.
Published: Oct 31, 2014
2007 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois
The Wine Advocate
RP 97
Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2012 - 2032 ⇒飲み頃に入っています
Reminding me of the 2003, yet with even more polished and sweetness to its tannin, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois offers a full-bodied, ripe, sexy style to go with pedal-to-the-metal notes of black currants, roasted herbs, licorice and toasted spices. Coming from the La Crau lieu-dit and aged in 30% new barrels and the balance in stainless steel, it’s just now entering its prime drink window and will keep for another 10-15 years.
Published: Mar 02, 2017
2006 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois
The Wine Advocate
RP 95
Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2016 - 2026 ⇒飲み頃に入っています
Delorme’s 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee la Reine des Bois is up with the top eight to ten wines of the vintage. Made from 80% Grenache then smaller amounts of Mourvèdre, Vaccarèse, Syrah and Counoise—all from the famed la Crau lieu-dit—it reveals an inky ruby color as well as sexy, youthful notes of barbecue smoke, black currants, licorice, toasted spice and graphite. Reminiscent of the estate's terrific 2000 Cuvee de la Reine des Bois, this full-bodied, concentrated and layered beauty has plenty of tannin, terrific purity and a big finish. It will drink nicely for another decade.
Published: Mar 04, 2016
2005 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois
The Wine Advocate
RP 97
Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2015 - 2030
The Delorme Brother’s 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois has been incredibly consistent for me, and is always an upper-90s scoring wine. A big, full-bodied, structured effort, its inky purple color is followed by a terrific bouquet of ripe black fruits, toasted spice, graphite, chocolate and garrigue. Made from 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre and the rest 5% Vaccarèse, brought up 30% in barrels and 70% in stainless steel, it will have another 10-15 years of prime drinking.
Published: Feb 28, 2015
2003 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de la Reine des Bois
The Wine Advocate
RP 97
Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2014 - 2018
A wine I’ve been lucky enough to have numerous times recently, the 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de La Reine des Bois is gorgeous. Quite possibly the wine of the vintage, it shows thrilling levels of blackberry, licorice, toasted bread, and garrigue to go with a full-bodied, massive, yet layered and seamless feel on the palate. There’s none of the rusticity or coarse tannin that’s common in the vintage, and it possesses beautiful purity, sweetness of fruit and length. Drink it over the coming 2-4 years.
Published: Aug 28, 2014