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CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE

2010 Cuvée de la Reine des Bois Domaine de la Mordorée

Grapes Grenache
Colour Red
Origin France, Rhône
District Southern Rhône
Village Châteauneuf du Pape
ABV 15%

Very 'modern' as ever, with a thickly juicy velvet feel. There is a background of oak evident, but there is just so much juice! Good acidity makes it racy despite the weight. Sensationally pure and long. While I was tasting this Christophe gave me an update on other vintages of this wine: 1998, 1999, 2000 are drinking now. 2001 can be drunk from now but there's no rush, 2003 is reserved but also good, 2004 drink, 2005 should be left. All more recent vintages still need keeping. L&S (May 2012)


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A wine that might rival the 2001 when all is said and done, the 2010 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée de La Reine des Bois is an incredible effort that does everything right. Possessing a voluptuous, decadent and super-rich profile, it stays graceful and perfectly balanced, with beautiful freshness, a stacked mid-palate and a blockbuster finish. Opening up in the glass, with copious blackberry, cassis, graphite, violets and spring flower-like nuances, it needs anothe 2-3 years of bottle age, and will have upward of three decades of overall longevity. Rating: 99+ Jeb Dunnuck - www.robertparker.com (Aug 2014)

The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Reine des Bois is exquisite. It is hard to say that it’s better than some of its predecessors, because there have been so many magnificent wines to emerge from Domaine de la Mordoree since the mid-1990s, but this inky purple wine has an extraordinary nose of gun flint, wood smoke and blackberry jam intermixed with spring flowers, kirsch, and blueberries. Stunningly rich, this full-bodied wine is built like a skyscraper, with decent acidity, fabulous delineation to its component parts, and a whopping 45-second finish. The wood is gorgeously integrated, as it usually is, the tannins still noticeable, but not astringent, and the wine majestic. Give it 2-4 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25+ years. Rating: 97 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Jun 2012)

Domaine de la Mordorée

Started in 1986 by the Delorme family, Domaine de la Mordorée has become one of the top estates in the Rhône, with arguably the most consistent quality. The word 'Mordorée', literally 'bronze' or 'golden-brown' is one of the many poetic names for a woodcock, the symbol of the domaine. Other such names include the cuvée names - 'La Belle Voyageuse' (the beautiful traveller), and 'La Dame Rousse' (the russet lady). Founding winemaker Christophe Delorme's objective was to be unintrusive and maintain total respect for his terroir and the fruit it produces, striving to achieve a perfect balance between concentration, terroir and balance.

The domaine consists of 55 Hectares, on 38 different parcels, providing a rich, wide range of soils and micro-climates. The whole domaine has been certified organic since 2007.

Following Christophe's untimely death in 2015, his wife and daughter, Madeleine and Ambre, have taken on the running of the domaine, ably assisted by Rémy Chauvet, who was the cellarmaster under Christophe. As Jeb Dunnuck has put it in the Wine Advocate, 'the estate is obviously still in incredibly capable hands'.

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