Robert Paker 92-95 -- The beautiful 2009 Grand Veneur Chateauneuf du Pape “Les Origines” (a blend of 50% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre and 20% Syrah aged in small barrels) offers notes of graphite, camphor, blackberries, creme de cassis, Provencal herbs and lavender. It is nearly as good as the brilliant 2007. Full-bodied and rich with nicely integrated tannins, acidity and wood, the 2009 will benefit from several years of bottle age and should evolve for 20 or more years.
其酒色呈深紫，介於紫羅蘭與葡萄紅之間，附帶著華麗的花香、石墨、松露、礦物、黑醋栗、櫻桃、甘草及各種香料的香氣。雖使用了大量的新桶，但卻一點也感受不出來。這款典型的、經典的、強而有力、濃郁、酒體飽滿的、令人驚艷、純淨優雅的教皇新堡。
||其酒色呈深紫，介于紫罗兰与葡萄红之间，附带着华丽的花香、石墨、松露、矿物、黑醋栗、樱桃、甘草及各种香料的香气。虽使用了大量的新桶，但却一点也感受不出来。这款典型的、经典的、强而有力、浓郁、酒体饱满的、令人惊艳、纯净优雅的教皇新堡。
||A prodigious effort, the 2009 Vieilles Vignes from Grand Veneur includes a whopping 40% Mourvèdre in the blend (there’s also 10% Syrah, with the balance being Grenache), which no doubt accounts for its dark flavor profile. This is a full-bodied, lushly textured, expansive wine, with a finish that seems to go on forever.