CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Vieilles Vignes Domaine de Cristia 2022 vs NYETIMBER Tillington Vineyard Brut 2014
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. NYETIMBER Tillington Vineyard Brut 2014 currently starts £0.55 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £100.50 | £99.95 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Grenache | Pinot Noir, Chardonnay |
| ABV | 15% | 12% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Vieilles Vignes Domaine de Cristia 2022
Crafted from old vines of Grenache Noir planted on sandy soils (Cristia's south and north lieux-dits), the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes from Domaine de Cristia exhales a more solar bouquet in comparison with the other cuvées, opening in the glass with notes of dark olive, tapenade, dry thyme, chocolate and baked dark berries. Sweet and medium to full-bodied with a broad attack, it's layered and textured with an enrobing structure and polished tannins. The sweetest of the lineup, it finishes long and perfumed with delicate notes of lavender and licorice. Matured for 18 months in large barrels (33%), new barrels (34%) and the rest in used barrels, this is a great success at this address.
NYETIMBER Tillington Vineyard Brut 2014
After an initial whiff of reduction dissipates, there are notes of freshly cut green and red apple and a touch of sea breeze. More air reveals freshly cut red apple flesh. The palate comes in with a kind of rounded energy, with fruity élan that is reminiscent of ripe, red apple. The mousse is fine and creamy, the body is generous yet svelte, and there is a most lovely edge of pith that almost destines this for the table. It is the subtle apple-scented creaminess on the salty, dry finish that is utterly disarming. Impeccable balance.
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