Showing more Grenache character than the Le Traversier, the 2014 Chateauneuf du Pape les Grandes Grenachieres d’Hippolyte is upfront and perfumed, with ample strawberry and perfumed red fruits, crushed herbs, licorice and dried flower-like aromas and flavors. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, and seamless with fine tannin, it has outstanding length and plenty of potential. The blend is 98% Grenache and 2% other varieties, from the Cabrieres and Palestor lieux-dits, that was aged all in concrete tank.