#8 Wine Spectator Top 100 (2018 edition - 2016 vintage)
#16 Wine Spectator Top 100 (2012 edition - 2010 vintage)
#3 Wine Spectator Top 100 (2007 edition - 2005 vintage)
#31 Wine Spectator Top 100 (2006 edition - 2004 vintage)
#4 Wine Spectator Top 100 (2000 edition - 1998 vintage)
95-Points by Robert Parker & Jeb Dunnuck.
A rich, mouth-filling effort, Vieux Donjon's 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape is concentrated and velvety, showing plenty of power and weight. Ripe cherries and raspberries are dusted with clove and star anise, then jointed by hints of leather and cocoa on the long, intense finish. This is a beautiful Vieux Donjon that should drink well for more than a decade.
Blend: 75% Grenache , with Mourvedre , Syrah and Cinsault .
 
Le Vieux Donjon is a French wine producer located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The modern estate was established by Marcel Michel in 1966, a young estate by European standards but around a third of the ancient vines are more than 100 years old. Unlike many Châteauneuf-du-Pape producers, Le Vieux Donjon does not make a separate bottling from its old-vine grapes. Rather, the estate produces a single white cuvée and one red Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend from classic Rhône varieties.