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The classically styled 97-point 2020 Domaine Durieu Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Lucile Avril is a collectible-caliber stunner from 100-year-old Grenache vines delivering "beautiful Provençal character" according to Jeb Dunnuck. Tailor-made for stacking high and deep in the cellar, it's available at unheard-of pricing for our B-21 private offer clients.
"Super-concentrated, super-structured, but also more elegant than a wine built on this monumental scale can theoretically be."- James Suckling
Described by Robert Parker himself as "one of the up-and-coming superstar estates of Châteauneuf-du-Pape" over a decade ago, Domaine Durieu is now a bona fide force in the appellation under the direction of third-generation winemaker Vincent Durieu. The 2020 Lucile Avril is a blend of mostly Grenache, the oldest vines dating from 1914, with 10% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah, planted in the Farguerol lieu-dit's blue clay and limestone soils on a plateau just north of the town of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Vinifying the grapes separately with indigenous yeasts, Durieu aged the 2020 Lucile Avril in concrete tanks for 18 months, balancing its lush, herb- and spice-scented fruit on a framework of firm, well-integrated tannins that guarantee years of evolution.
From a 2020 vintage yielding wines with "energy and verve" according to Decanter's Matt Walls, the 2020 is "pure, seamless, incredibly elegant, and full-bodied ... another straight-up gorgeous wine from this team that readers will love to have in their cellar," as described by Dunnuck. Rarely do we get an opportunity on such an impeccably balanced, old-vine Châteauneuf-du-Pape at such an unbeatable price. Simply put, this wine is stunning. | 
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