While distinctly different from the Santa Cruz Mountain releases

It has an exquisite bouquet that is defined and focused

violet and a whiff of the sauvage gives way to attractively textured and nicely concentrated medium-bodied flavors that exhibit fine length on the firm

I spent several hours with Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon tasting through a wide range of 2009s vins claires

All grands and premiers crus

Cristia, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vv other_regions_australia While distinctly different from theThe first vintage for the tiny production, old vine Grenache cuvee, the 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is 100% Grenache, from the oldest holdings of the estate, that was raised in older, small barrels. It's a sensational 2004 that exhibits lots of plum, black cherries, caramelized meats, chocolate and violet aromas and flavors. Big, rich, full bodied and uncommonly sexy and textured in the vintage, it is drinking beautifully today but should