All Grenache, the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape L'Avenue is a slightly bigger wine, with more black cherry, cassis, sappy garrigue, pepper, and exotic floral notes in its beautifully balanced, layered, elegant profile. Its overall balance is spot on, and it's medium to full-bodied, has a focused, elegant mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. I love it today, yet it deserves 2-4 years of bottle age. You can put this up with the crème de la crème of the vintage.
97 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Oct 2024)
Crafted from 100% Grenache Noir vines planted on red sandstone, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape l'Avenue offers up a somber character and aromas of spices, garrigue, herbs, licorice and dark wild berries. Full-bodied, concentrated and powerful, rich and structured, it's well-balanced with velvety tannins and a long, powerful finish. This dense wine needs time to chill out.
95 points, Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate (Sep 2024)
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