2020 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Chateauneuf du Pape Les Hauts Lieux 750ML

2020 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Chateauneuf du Pape Les Hauts Lieux 750ML

2020 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Chateauneuf du Pape Les Hauts Lieux 750ML On a dark red color, bright, with purple reflections, it reveals an intense nose the aromas of blueberry, licorice, violet or cut grass. In the mouth it is powerful, structured, with firm tannins and vibrant acidity and a nice minerality present to the final.

The Domaine de la Vieille Julienne was founded in the 17th century, and passed into the Daumen family in 1905. Long known for their excellent wines, the estate suffered a setback when the boundaries were drawn in the early 1900s. For better or worse, a line has to be drawn somewhere, and the D72 road seemed a nice place to demarcate on the northern end of Chateauneuf. Except that would have cut out Beaucastel… and no way that was happening… so there is this little sliver carved out to the northeast, allowing for the holdings of Beaucastel to be included in Chateauneuf.