2013 Chateauneuf du Pape Grenache de Pierre
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As in 2012 (and 2014), the only special cuvée from Giraud is the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée les Grenaches de Pierre. It's still a beautiful wine from a difficult vintage that offers perfumed, complex, Burgundian notes of raspberries, dried flowers, wild strawberries and rose petal. Medium ruby-colored, medium-bodied, finesse-driven and exceedingly elegant, it has good concentration, high quality tannins, and a great finish. Drink bottles over the coming 8-10 years or so.
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Jeb Dunnuck
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Deep ruby. Intensely perfumed aromas of raspberry and cherry liqueur, potpourri and Asian spices, joined by a smoky mineral nuance that builds in the glass. Juicy, penetrating and alluringly sweet, offering intense red and blue fruit and floral pastille flavors and supple, seamless texture. Effortlessly balances richness and vivacity and shows no excess weight. Finishes very long and sweet, with smooth, harmonious tannins and a strong echo of candied flowers.
As in 2014, the only special cuvée is the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée les Grenaches de Pierre. While slightly less impressive than I had hoped, it's still a beautiful wine that offers perfumed and complex aromatics of raspberries, dried flowers, vanilla, wild strawberries and rose petal. Medium ruby colored, medium-bodied, finesse-driven and exceedingly elegant, it has moderate concentration yet high quality tannin and a great finish. It will have 10-12 years of longevity.