93 Pts Jeb Dunnuck - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"A traditional, rock solid effort that will delight lovers of mature, traditionally made Chateauneuf du Pape, the 2003 Domaine de la Cote de l'Ange Vieilles Vignes delivers a classical array of sweet red and black fruits, garrigue, licorice, cured meats and saddle leather. Smelling like a Provencal street market, it fleshes out on the palate and has a medium to full-bodied, seamless, elegant texture, a core of sweet fruit and a great finish. Drinking at point, it should hold for another 3-4 years and then have a graceful evolution past maturity. This bottle didn't really start to shine until an hour after opening, so don't be afraid to open bottles ahead of time." (06/13)

93 Pts Wine Enthusiast

Cellar Selection
"Tradition relates that an angel rested briefly on the slopes of the vineyard owned now by Monique Mestre and Yannick Gasparri. The wine from these 80-year-old vines certainly has a heavenly length to it, full of hugely ripe Grenache which bursts out of the glass. There are also big, tough tannins which promise long aging. -R.V." (12/05)

92 Pts Wine Spectator

"Lovely aroma of raspberry confiture announces this beauty, whose core of blackberry and raspberry fruit is supported by tarry, ripe tannins. Mineral and graphite notes flitter in the background. Best from 2006 through 2020. 250 cases made. -JM" (10/05)