Domaine de la Mordorée - Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Reine des Bois 2021
95/100
Decanter
1*Étoile
Hachette
94/100
James Suckling
93+/100
Robert Parker
94/100
Jeb Dunnuck
"A historic vintage and a great wine for laying down!
"The flagship Châteauneuf Du Pape cuvée La Reine Des Bois 2021 has a slightly deeper hue, with more blackberries and darker cherries, mixed with notes of grilled herbs, black licorice and peppery garrigue. It's concentrated and medium to full-bodied, with a solid structure and a lovely finish. I'd compare it to the crème de la crème of the vintage. Drink it over the next 10-15 years. (Jeb Dunnuck 2023)
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Eye
Very dark ruby colour
Nose
Aromas of red fruit (strawberry, cherry) and black fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry), violet and liquorice, evolving to notes of leather and truffle.
Mouth
Concentrated, full-bodied and ample, with a very long, fruity, liquorice finish.
Serve
Decant at 18°C
Open
1 hour before decanting
Drink from
2026
Drink before
2036
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with red meats, sauces, game and strong cheeses...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
The domaine offers expressive wines from the finest crus of the Vaucluse and Gard regions. Everything is done with the utmost respect for the terroirs, with the determination to produce wines worthy of their potential. Madeleine Delorme, accompanied by her daughter Ambre, carry on with great care and determination in the spirit of excellence that is the hallmark of the domaine and this winegrowing family. A superb range of saline, fleshy whites and deep, delicate reds, driven by thirst-quenching tension and balance. The domaine's style is increasingly racy and precise. The fourth star is fast approaching.
Decanter
Wine rated (2022 guide) 95/100
About the wine:
The nose is magnificent, already showing spicy, woody complexity. The tannins are abundant and will need time to settle, but the fruit is opulent enough to wait. Very long finish. Made mainly from galets roulés from the Bois de la Ville, La Crau and La Nerthe vineyards, fermented and aged 80% in stainless steel, 20% in old barrels. All de-stemmed.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine noted (guide 2024) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
A wide range of grape varieties make up this deep, well-aged Châteauneuf, which impresses with its concentrated color and dense tears. A nose that's still quiet but fine, with subtle fragrances of blueberry, juniper and menthol, opens onto a fresh, long and powerful palate, anchored by fine, fat tannins and underlined by restrained acidity that gives you time to see what's coming. Keeps well.
About the domain :
Created in 1986 by Francis Delorme and his son Christophe, the 58-hectare estate (certified organic and biodynamic) is spread over 38 parcels and eight communes. Following Christophe's untimely death in 2015, his wife Madeleine and their daughter Ambre took over the reins of the estate. A firm believer in low yields, the Delorme family is equally at home with tavel, lirac, châteauneuf-du-pape and "simple" côtes-du-rhône. Not to be missed.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated ( 2023 guide) 93+/100 (Great wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Bottled just two weeks before my tasting, the Châteauneuf du Pape La Reine des Bois 2021 was nonetheless impressive, displaying lovely cherry and berry notes. Medium to full-bodied, it was quite acidic and nervous, with rather dry tannins (perhaps linked to its recent bottling), but it showed great concentration and length.
James Suckling
Wine rated (2023 guide) 94/100
Recommended area
About the wine:
A complex, beautifully balanced Châteauneuf for this difficult vintage, with a broad spectrum of fruit aromas from ripe cherry to wild blackberry, but also wild herbs and summer flowers. It is barely full-bodied, thanks to its mineral freshness and crisp tannins. Cuvée composed of 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Syrah and 5% Vacarese. Made from Demeter-certified biodynamically grown grapes. For drinking or cellaring.
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated (2023 guide) 94/100
Graded area (2021 guide) Recommended
About the wine:
The flagship Châteauneuf Du Pape cuvée La Reine Des Bois 2021 has a slightly deeper hue, with more blackberries and darker cherries, mixed with notes of grilled herbs, black licorice and peppery garrigue. It's concentrated and medium to full-bodied, with a solid structure and a lovely finish. I'd compare it to the crème de la crème of the vintage. Enjoy it over the next 10 to 15 years. The 2021 is a normal blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre and the rest Vaccarèse, from Le Bois de la Ville, La Crau and La Nerthe, de-stemmed and aged mainly in stainless steel (80%), the rest in used barrels and some new oak.