Domaine de Cristia, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2016 SO101125 Les Petits Lieux ripe tannins

ripe tannins

or decanted on a quiet evening with a good book

with curry spice

Château Saint-Pierre consistently overdelivers

all laced with Serralunga’s signature mineral grip

Domaine de Cristia, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2016 SO101125 Les Petits Lieux ripe tanninsOne hundred percent Grenache off vines that have passed the century mark, in what may be the finest Southern Rhne vintage of the last decade. Domaine de Cristia farms in Courthzon on the northeastern edge of Chteauneuf du Pape, and the Vieilles Vignes fruit comes from Cristia Haut sandy clay with north and east exposures, which is a large part of why a wine this concentrated still tastes lifted rather than baked. Etienne Grangeon founded the estate