2010 Grenache Vieilles Vignes vdp, Domaine de Cristia

"You guessed it, from older (60 year old) Grenache vines, the 2009 Domaine de Cristia Grenache Vin de Pays des Portes de la Méditerranée Vieilles Vignes spends 8 months half in barrel, half in concrete. Very aromatic, the wine shows a modern profile and offers ripe dark blackberry, graphite, spice, and hints of vanilla on the nose. The fruit is impressive. On the palate, it's medium to full bodied with beautiful ripeness, solid texture and a long finish. I'm a fan and hopefully this will make it stateside as it will probably sell for a song. Outstanding!" (www.therhonereport.com)