Domaine de Cristia, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2016 SO101125 Les Petits Lieux Château Saint-Pierre consistently overdelivers

Château Saint-Pierre consistently overdelivers

with curry spice

this cuvée is meant to be unfussy

and still says he considers himself more Burgundian than Champenois

25% Cabernet Sauvignon

Domaine de Cristia, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2016 SO101125 Les Petits Lieux Château Saint-Pierre consistently overdeliversOne 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