Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2019

Professional Ratings

• 95 Wine Enthusiast
  Thrilling in fruit purity and delicately mineral, the standard label or “tradition” bottling of Châteauneuf-du-Pape from La Janasse is a consistent out performer of its peer class. A blend of 65% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 5% Cinsault matured with a minimal amount of new oak, its throbbing black cherry and plum flavors are powerful yet pristine. Flecked with hints of crushed salt and smoke, it's a silken, delicately tannic sip at peak now–2027 but likely to hold further.
• 93 Decanter

  Full but not heavy, all very well integrated and well balanced. A powerful wine, that has everything in quantity: fruit, freshness, tannin, focus, alcohol and length. A muscle car of a Châteauneuf.

• 93 Jeb Dunnuck

  I loved the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape, a classic Southern Rhône readers will love to have in their cellars. Medium to full-bodied, incredibly elegant, and even pretty, it has textbook red and black fruits, peppery garrigue, violets, and spice-like aromas and flavors. It’s always interesting when tasting through the wines from this estate to see the change in the tannins and just overall level of elegance when you move from their Côtes du Rhône to their Châteauneuf du Papes, and this is unquestionably worth seeking out and cellaring. It can be drunk any time over the coming 20 years.

• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  Black cherries and garrigue appear on the nose of the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape, a blend of about 60% to 70% Grenache, plus lesser amounts of Mourvèdre and Syrah. Full-bodied, richly concentrated and tannic, with a long, mouthwatering finish, it's one entry-level CdP that should be cellared a year or two prior to consumption. Best after 2023

• 93 Vinous

  Vivid aromas of strawberry jam, raspberry compote, red and black cherry, blueberry, garrigue, cloves and a splash of mint usher in the 2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Full-bodied, flanked by lively acids and wrapped in velvety tannins, it concludes with a distinctively savory finish.

• 91 James Suckling

  Very typical Chateauneauf with plenty of ripe red cherries, plus subtle spicy and smoky aromas. Ripe and weighty with a solid base of tannins and minty freshness, this has a lot going for it. We’d be more excited if the finish didn’t have slightly drying tannins.