2001 Le Vieux Donjon

We had such a good time on Sunday celebrating, that we thought we would continue the celebration in the middle of the week and got together last evening, even though for some, the next day was a "school day". The meal was a marinated grilled pork, three bean salad, fresh from the oven biscuits, watermelon mojito and the featured wine a 2001 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
To my nose, there was a little bit of reductive aroma which quickly blew off upon swirling. This eleven year old wine was still youthful with an inky purple color and the flavors of black cherries and black raspberries. The wine paired perfectly with the meal. The wine is a blend of 75% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Cinsault. We've come a long way from the Rosemont GSM that we used to love to drink and thanks to the generosity of our friends, we can partake of this Rhone GSM!