Remizieres, Crozes-Hermitage Christophe other_regions_australia that rain soon stopped definitively

that rain soon stopped definitively

A rich expression here

it is built on its minerality with very fine intensity to the medium weight plus flavors that also culminate in an impressively long but still quite compact finish

(from three separate plantings that have an average vine age of ~35 years)

and black tea

Remizieres, Crozes-Hermitage Christophe other_regions_australia that rain soon stopped definitivelyThe 2016 Crozes Hermitage Cuvee Christophe boasts some lovely notes of pepper, violets and black raspberries but also a veneer of cedar and vanilla. It's creamy and lush across the medium to full bodied palate, with the oak playing too prominent a role, and coming across as slightly popcorn like on the long finish.