Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2015

Verkostungsnotiz
In der Nase reife rote Fruchtaromen mit Noten von Lakritz, karamellisiertem Fleisch, Schokolade und gerösteten Kräutern. Am Gaumen konzentriert, kraftvoll und explosiv mit Noten von Herzkirschen, reifen schwarzen Beeren (Walderdbeere, Waldhimbeere), Lakritz und einem Hauch Fleur de Sel. Schöne Textur und große Spannung im langen Nachhall. Ein grandioser Wein.
2015 wird von der Weinwelt als Jahrgang der Superlative gefeiert!

Wine Spectator 97/100
"This delivers a lush, enticing blast of cassis and raspberry and boysenberry preserve avors, carried by a silky structure that lets the fruit play out at length, giving adequate time for black tea, singed apple wood, dried anise and fruitcake notes to ll in throughout. Dreamy. Grenache. Best from 2020 through 2040."

The wine cellar 95/100
"The garrigue is made more interesting with the strong thyme accent. Blend in a judicious amount of sweet, fresh kirsch, cherries and licorice with silky tannins and a long, polished, fresh finish, and well, you get the picture. The wine was made using 100% old, vine Grenache."

Jeb Dunnuck 95/100
"As for the reds from barrel, I found a touch of volatile acidity in all of the barrel samples, as well as a touch less exuberance and concentration than in past vintage. My favorite of the barrel samples was the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes, which is 100% Grenache that was completely destemmed and aged in a mix of demi-muids, new barrels and older barrels. It offers awesome notes of plums, blackberries, blueberries, garrigue and roasted meats in a sexy, even flamboyant, full-bodied style that will be hard to resist in its youth. Again, there’s a touch of volatile acidity here, but it handles it well."

Ausbau
15 Monate in gebrauchten Barriques und einen Monat im Betoncuve gereift. Der Wein ist nicht filtiert.

Terroir
Sandige Tonböden im Lieux-dit "Cristia" (neben Château Rayas).