Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Domaine de Cristia |
Vintage | 2017 |
Country | France |
Region | Rhone |
Grape | Grenache |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | -2036 |
Stock | 1 |
Possessing more concentration and richness than the other Cristia cuvées, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes—sourced from 95-year-old Grenache vines in the Cristia lieu-dit—combines hints of cedar and vanilla from the barrels in which it matured with ripe raspberries and black cherries. Full-bodied and intensely flavored, it delivers those things without any sense of heaviness, remaining fresh, silky and elegant from boldly aromatic start to long, nuanced finish. Yum!