It’s hard to say if this will clean up or not

Complex and refined

oak and floral aromas

It has that iodine-like or fresh blood note I associate with schist and iron soils

It is better known as Cune

Cristia, Chateauneuf Du Pape Renaissance Brut Zero It’s hard to say ifDeeper, inkier and more concentrated than the classic cuvee, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Renaissance checks in as 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah, with the Grenache aged in concrete and the Mourvedre and Syrah in demi muids (some new). Offering up notes of graphite, cassis, chocolate, crushed flowers and tobacco, it's a sexy, voluptuous example of this cuvee that has sensational concentration, sweet tannin and a blockbuster finish.