Chapelle St. Theodoric - Chateauneuf du Pape "Le Grand Pin" 2010 (1.5L)
Price: $395.99
| Producer | Chapelle St. Theodoric |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Varietal | Rhone Blend |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Sku | 68273 |
| Size | 1.5L |
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Wine Advocate: 97 Points
The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Grand Pin is prodigious. It is somewhat reminiscent of the 1990 Rayas, and, as I said last year, “It’s a Rock and Rhone legend” as well as “locked and loaded.” Now that it’s in bottle, it seems to have put on even more weight and richness. The lavender, kirsch, raspberry, pepper and garrigue aromatics offer considerable fireworks. This full-bodied, brilliantly concentrated 2010 is a lesson in how to produce high alcohol, strikingly powerful wines with elegance, freshness and precision. Another tour de force, it admirably demonstrates the extraordinary ability of Grenache to deliver levels of complexity and richness that are largely unequaled in the wine world. Le Grand Pin has more structure than Les Sablons, and will benefit from several more years of bottle age. It should age effortlessly for 15-20 years.
