Piedlong Rouge 2023
JEB DUNNUCK – DÉGUSTATION NOVEMBRE 2025
(94) Not far off a Rayas-like style with its transparent ruby hue, the 2023 Châteauneuf Du Pape Piedlong is based on 90% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre and aged 20-22 months in 60-hectoliter French oak foudres. It shows incredibly floral aromatics of framboise, spring flowers, minty herbs, and peppery, rose-like hints. Medium-bodied, with a balanced, juicy, seamless mouthfeel, fine tannins, and outstanding length, it’s a beauty that should be given 3-4 years of bottle age if you can and will drink beautifully over the following 15 years. Drink 2027-2040.
VINOUS – NICOLAS GREINACHER – DÉGUSTATION OCTOBRE 2025
(93) The 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape PiedLong is an instant classic. Perfumed and complex, it starts with prominent forest strawberry, red plum, dried herbs and crushed violets. Touching the full-bodied palate with outstanding overall balance, the smoothly structured 2023 is both juicy and elegant, ending with continuity on the savory resolution.
JEB DUNNUCK – DÉGUSTATION OCTOBRE 2024
(91-93) Mostly Grenache, the medium ruby-hued 2023 Châteauneuf Du Pape Piedlong has a pretty nose of wild strawberries and flowers as well as some spicy, loamy earth-like nuances. It’s medium-bodied, elegant, and quite pretty on the palate, with a seamless, ethereal, Burgundy-like texture.
VINOUS – NICOLAS GREINACHER – DÉGUSTATION AOUT 2024
(91-93) Vinified with 30% whole clusters, the 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pied Long blends 90% Grenache with 10% Mourvèdre. Vivid orange blossom, wild strawberry, rosewater and spicy gradations are all dialed up. Touching the palate with ample freshness wrapped in smooth tannins, the 2023 packs remarkable elegance.
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