Paul Jaboulet Aîné Les Cédres Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016

Paul Jaboulet Aîné Les Cedres is produced from a 70/15/10/5/ blend of grenache, cinsault, syrah and mourvèdre. The vines average more than 50 years of age, and the grapes are partially destemmed before spending a year in new and used French oak. The grapes are grown across several different terroirs using biodynamic practices. The grenache comes off the clay and limestone terraces, the mourvèdre is on the sand, and the cinsault pokes through the large rounded galets. Expect a wild amount of black fruit with seemingly endless purity and depth. It is youthful and mouth-filling but there is a long life ahead of this red that finishes with a rift of spice and garrigue mixed with supple tannins.