Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin 2010 Domaine de la Janasse

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (98)

The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Chaupin rivals the 2007 Chaupin (to date the best Chaupin I have yet tasted). Made from 100% Grenache (3/4 destemmed), it boasts a dense black/purple color as well as unbelievable notes of raspberries, black cherries, licorice, truffles, camphor, forest floor and garrigue. This wine is stunningly concentrated, incredibly noble, precise and expansive on the palate with mouth-saturating intensity, glycerin and extract. It is an amazing example of impeccably grown old vine Grenache translated into a natural yet full-throttle red.

Jancis Robinson (17.50)

Bright crimson. Sweet and heady. Rather charming in a rose-scented, ripe red-fruited way. Lots of alcohol but lots of flavour too. Very concentrated and sweet and the tannins are not intrusive. (JR)

BOW (8.75)

Falstaff (98)

Dark ruby garnet, purple reflections, delicate watery rim. Attractive floral nuances of purple fruit, roses and hibiscus, black berry fruit, delicate hints of cassis and liquorice, background with a mineral touch, multi-faceted bouquet. Full-bodied, freshly structured, ripe cherries, silky, fine tannins that are well integrated, very elegant, as if from a single mold, sticks well, salty-mineral aftertaste, promising future.