2015 Chateau de Vaudieu Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Les Roussanne Vieilles

“Even better, and a bigger, richer wine, the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Les Vieilles Roussanne is a massive, unctuous effort that needs to be tasted to be believed. In fact, I’d like to line this up beside Beaucastel’s Vieilles Vignes Roussanne and see how they stack up. Stone fruits, white peach, orange blossom and even some tropical notes all emerge from this big, rich, full-bodied beauty that has a stacked mid-palate, good acidity (maybe not great acidity) and a great finish. It needs six months of bottle age to truly shine, and I would drink bottles over the following 2-3 years; at that point, it should be more clear how it will evolve.
Located just next to Rayas, this large, historic estate has been run with incredible precision and passion by Laurent Bréchet since 1990. Today he’s aided by superstar Rhône consultant, Philippe Cambie, and the lineup has grown to include numerous new single parcel cuvées, both in red and white. “