2007 Domaine de la Charbonniere Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Vieilles Vignes

(94 Points  ----  Wine Advocate)

A more masculine, graphite, mineral and smoked dark fruit-driven wine, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Vieilles Vignes is full-bodied, concentrated and still structured and moderately tannic. It’s beautifully concentrated but still needs a year or three to hit full maturity, and it will keep for another decade or more after that. Drink now through 2032. (JD)   Review Date: 02/2017