Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2006 is getting close to full

is getting close to full maturity

slightly austere yet very complex flavors supported by dusty

notes Soter

rose hip tea and fallen leaves over a core of warm redcurrants

There’s something about the combination of the hot year and the diminished yields—it has recoiled and recompressed the Viognier on top of and into the Shiraz and brought them into balance/harmony

Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Vintage:2006 is getting close to fullVivid ruby. Strikingly complex, expansive aromas of raspberry and blackberry, garrigue and brown spices. Open knit red fruit flavors are concentrated but in no way heavy, with a bracing mineral quality adding spine. The finish is sweet, broad and very persistent. This cuvee was previously called "Reserve." Josh Raynolds