Domaine du Vieux Lazaret is a 250 acre estate in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Modern winemaking techniques coupled with rigorous selection produces harmonious, ready to drink, generous fruit forward wines. The Domaine’s owner, Jerome Quiot, has led many professional organizations in the wine business and he and his family continue to champion terroir-driven, quality wines that represent excellent value and have broad appeal.

Tasting notes

Deep crimson color. Ripe, dark berries with spices.Rich and complex with a harmonious finish.

Rating

Wine Advocate 89 points (Oct 2010) The Vieux Lazaret 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape has outstanding potential. An identical blend of 70% Grenache and the rest equal parts Syrah, Mourvedre, and Cinsault from 40-year-old vines, aged in a combination of concrete and oak barrels, it has a dense ruby/purple color and impressively ripe black cherry and black raspberry fruit, with some blackberry even making an appearance. Full-bodied, impressively rich, pure, and opulently textured, it is a hedonistic, seductive Chateauneuf du Pape fruit bomb to drink over the next decade.

Technical notes

A blend of 13 grape varieties, mostly Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault. The 35+ year old vines are planted on soils with rolled pebbles, stony terraces with sand and gravel sub-soils and clay soils formed from the limestone mother rock. Destemmed and fermented for 2-3 weeks in concrete vats with twice daily pump overs. Aged 18 months in vats and foudres (15%).