Domaine de Cristia

Vieilles Vignes Les Garrigues Côtes du Rhône Grenache

8.815 ratings
8.72 pro ratings
Côtes du Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Grenache
Chocolate & Caramel, Herbs, Soft Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Turkey, Pasta, Mushrooms, Veal, Tomato-Based, Chicken, Exotic Spices, Potato, White Rice, Duck, Nuts & Seeds, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Asian Cuisine, Salads & Greens, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Quinoa
Top Notes For
Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

8.2

Pretty luscious and big with a gamey nose with some floral notes in the background. Rose? Violet? This is a sexy wine. Good grip but not dry.

Pretty luscious and big with a gamey nose with some floral notes in the background. Rose? Violet? This is a sexy wine. Good grip but not dry.

Mar 15th, 2014
Erika Speelman

Soft herbs and musk.

Soft herbs and musk.

May 15th, 2016
David W Henion

2012
Black, dense, smooth.

2012
Black, dense, smooth.

Sep 20th, 2015
Randy Johnson

Benefits from decanting. Red berry on the tongue with a long finish. Went great with pizza

Benefits from decanting. Red berry on the tongue with a long finish. Went great with pizza

Mar 13th, 2015
Matt Wilson

Big and meaty with a nose of stewed fruit, violets and smoke. Very juicy palate of candied red fruits and cappuccino. Grapey tannins and decent length. Screams for grilled ribeye.

Big and meaty with a nose of stewed fruit, violets and smoke. Very juicy palate of candied red fruits and cappuccino. Grapey tannins and decent length. Screams for grilled ribeye.

Feb 3rd, 2015
Francis Wilden

Director Francis Wilden Food & Wine Consulting

9.0

2012 Dom Christia Les Garrigues :

100% Grenache. If only all Cote du Rhone was as good as this. Delightful fragrant bouquet of lifted red fruit aromas. Palate similarly lively, beautifully elegant, not at all what one expects from this appellation. A welcome savoury note helps the long farewell to a clean satisfying finish. More like a mini Chateauneuf du Pape than what we know as CDR. A real coup de coeur 91/100

2012 Dom Christia Les Garrigues :

100% Grenache. If only all Cote du Rhone was as good as this. Delightful fragrant bouquet of lifted red fruit aromas. Palate similarly lively, beautifully elegant, not at all what one expects from this appellation. A welcome savoury note helps the long farewell to a clean satisfying finish. More like a mini Chateauneuf du Pape than what we know as CDR. A real coup de coeur 91/100

Jul 15th, 2014
Scott Fausel

One of our wines from Evan & Kate. Very bold flavor; loads of heat. Riper fruit than typical of recent rhone blends we've had.

One of our wines from Evan & Kate. Very bold flavor; loads of heat. Riper fruit than typical of recent rhone blends we've had.

Jun 16th, 2014
Annette Triplett

Spicy, woody

Spicy, woody

Apr 15th, 2014
Humberto C

2012 vintage. Always liked their wines. Reading other comments can see that the aromas are there but shown as floral, herbal, musk, leather. Is it me or is it Brett activity (4-ef, 4-eg)?

2012 vintage. Always liked their wines. Reading other comments can see that the aromas are there but shown as floral, herbal, musk, leather. Is it me or is it Brett activity (4-ef, 4-eg)?

Jun 26th, 2016
Keith Carolan

Beverage Director Via Italian Table

9.1

Keith had this 10 years ago

Keith had this 10 years ago

Jun 10th, 2014