Domaine de la Vieille Julienne 'Les Hauts-Lieux' 2023
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Rhône, France
Regular price£444.80
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Arriving: September 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OCC |
| ABV: 15.0% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2026 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2045 |
| Grapes: 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 15% Cinsault, 5% Counoise | |
Critic scores
96+ RP, 94 VM, 97 JD, 17.5 JR, 95 DC, 97 WS
Critic reviews
"The most reductive cuvée in the cellar, the 2023 Les Hauts-Lieux is a beauty, unfurling with aromas of spices, chocolate, dark cherries and garrigue, lifted by alluring notes of licorice. Full-bodied, dense and suave, it is layered and sensual, with polished tannins and a vibrant core of fruit that carries into a perfumed finish. More precise and ethereal than usual, this ranks among the finest renditions I have ever tasted. The blend is composed of 60% Grenache Noir and 20% Mourvèdre."
Yohan Castaing, October 2025, RobertParker.com
"Prominent blackberry compote, strawberry jam, melted licorice, white pepper and crushed violets introduce the magnificent 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Hauts-Lieux. Spicy and perfumed, this full-bodied powerhouse carries 25% Mourvèdre in the blend, lending it more apparent structure than the Les Trois Sources tasted alongside. Wrapped around ripe tannins that provide solid grip, the 2023 needs at least three more years in a cool cellar to fully come together."
Nicolas Greinacher, October 2025, Vinous.com
"Coming from a slightly higher elevation parcel and based on 65% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre, with the balance Cinsault and Counoise, the 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Hauts-Lieux offers aromas of darker berries, scorched earth, pepper and sappy garrigue. The slightly cooler terroir, together with the higher Mourvèdre component, gives it a more inward, tightly wound, focused and structured style. Medium to full-bodied, it has beautiful tannins, integrated acidity and a gorgeously balanced, pure profile. It will benefit from 4 to 6 years of bottle age and should prove to be one of the longest-lived wines of the vintage. Drink 2029 to 2045."
Jeb Dunnuck, November 2025, JebDunnuck.com
"This is so rich and ripe, with high alcohol and glycerol. The acidity is surprisingly punchy and really quite intense; there’s some limestone tension, too. The tannins are ripe, huge and structured. Darker and more powerful than the Trois Sources and is likely to be very long lived, but will need 20 years to really show itself. The alcohol is undoubtedly high, but the balance is such that you don’t feel it as much as you might."
Matt Walls, October 2025, Decanter.com
Yohan Castaing, October 2025, RobertParker.com
"Prominent blackberry compote, strawberry jam, melted licorice, white pepper and crushed violets introduce the magnificent 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Hauts-Lieux. Spicy and perfumed, this full-bodied powerhouse carries 25% Mourvèdre in the blend, lending it more apparent structure than the Les Trois Sources tasted alongside. Wrapped around ripe tannins that provide solid grip, the 2023 needs at least three more years in a cool cellar to fully come together."
Nicolas Greinacher, October 2025, Vinous.com
"Coming from a slightly higher elevation parcel and based on 65% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre, with the balance Cinsault and Counoise, the 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Hauts-Lieux offers aromas of darker berries, scorched earth, pepper and sappy garrigue. The slightly cooler terroir, together with the higher Mourvèdre component, gives it a more inward, tightly wound, focused and structured style. Medium to full-bodied, it has beautiful tannins, integrated acidity and a gorgeously balanced, pure profile. It will benefit from 4 to 6 years of bottle age and should prove to be one of the longest-lived wines of the vintage. Drink 2029 to 2045."
Jeb Dunnuck, November 2025, JebDunnuck.com
"This is so rich and ripe, with high alcohol and glycerol. The acidity is surprisingly punchy and really quite intense; there’s some limestone tension, too. The tannins are ripe, huge and structured. Darker and more powerful than the Trois Sources and is likely to be very long lived, but will need 20 years to really show itself. The alcohol is undoubtedly high, but the balance is such that you don’t feel it as much as you might."
Matt Walls, October 2025, Decanter.com