Marcoux Chateauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes 750ML 2016

Jeb Dunnuck: 99 Points

Bottled end of March (like the traditional cuv?e), the 2016 Ch?teauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes comes from just two terroirs -- Charbonni?re and Esquierons -- since they no longer use grapes from Galimardes, as it was recently replanted due to disease. The wine was completely destemmed and brought up all in concrete tanks. This rocking effort is still a baby in terms of evolution but still gives up a huge bouquet of kirsch, strawberries Asian spices, candle wax, white flowers, and graphite. Deep, rich, and powerful, yet with the hallmark elegance of the estate, it has fine tannin, an awesome mid-palate, incredible purity and a huge finish. It's another great, great vintage for this cuv?e that readers shouldn't miss. Brilliant wines emerge from this estate located in the northern part of Ch?teauneuf-du-Pape which is run with incredible talent and passion by Sophie Armenier. They produce a terrific C?tes du Rh?ne and Lirac as well as the top Ch?teauneuf-du-Papes, and their white is increasingly up with the cr?me de la cr?me of the vintage. 

Vinous: 98 Points

Powerful raspberry liqueur, cherry pie, incense, potpourri and spicecake aromas show outstanding clarity and pick up a vibrant mineral nuance with aeration. Sweet and seamless in the mouth, offering deeply concentrated but shockingly lithe raspberry, cherry liqueur, five-spice powder and lavender pastille flavors given lift and spine by a jolt of juicy acidity. Blends richness and delicacy with a deft hand and finishes wonderfully long and precise, with pliant tannins adding shape and gentle grip. Is this the wine of the vintage? It's definitely on the (very) short list.

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