8% Grenache, 6% Mourvèdre, 14% rest of CNP permitted varietals from Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Rhône Valley, France; medium bodied and dry with notes of concetrated black raspberry and black cherry, candied plum, beef bullion, leather, and earth, with minty high tones, woodsy undertones, medium plus acidity, and soft, chalky tannins.