Cristia, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2023 Aged in barrels and fermented

Aged in barrels and fermented for the first time with 50% whole clusters

This is excellent and should prove to be very long-lived

Reduction conceals the underlying fruit though there is excellent complexity and vibrancy to the beautifully well-delineated middle weight plus flavors that possess outstanding richness on the hugely long and youthfully austere finish

frank and direct flavors that are fuller

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Cristia, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2023 Aged in barrels and fermentedMore perfumed and vibrant than the 2022, the 2023 Chateauneuf du Pape is showing beautifully today, wafting from the glass with aromas of rose petals, dark cherries and subtle smoke. Medium to full bodied, enveloping and sappy, its elegantly layered, with a fleshy, sweet core of fruit framed by velvety tannins, concluding with a long, ethereal and floral inflected finish. A blend of 85% Grenache Noir and 15% Syrah, all sourced from sandy soils, this