April 16, 2024 - Châteauneuf-du-Pape with my boy!; 4/15/2024-4/17/2024 (Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, France): One sniff and I can't help but smile, wow, just wow. The textbook element of licorice, oh my, silky, great length, really balanced, long, just gorgeous, an exceptional wine. So fresh, really exploding with energy and vibrancy, 14.5%
December 29, 2023 - Domaine la Barroche - Cuve Pure Red - 2014. The nose is a complex mixture of black fruits, cherry, spices and some pepper. The wine overall is very elegant, fresh, got some fine tannins and a long great finish. Its made from 100% grenache from a single plot near the wines from Rayas ! Great Job !
Love it !😍😍😍 and soon be there again !
December 15, 2023 - Medium-ruby color, hints of amber, mostly clear, bright tones. Aromas of black cherry, blood orange, cocoa dust, rose hip, nutmeg, along with hints of mushroom and oolong tea. Shows ample ripe cherry, red plum and raspberry fruit, hinting at dried. Richly layered with secondary sandalwood, clove, allspice, smoked cedar, and hints of salted almond. Full and round through the palate, adding some lift as it sees air, with medium overall acidity. Expansive and textured, finishing with full plush tannins and lengthy warm spices and hints of salty bitterness on the finish. Decadent overall, it’s drinking well in moments, but hints at the fruit drying out and being overpowered by structure and alcohol in other moments. Drink now.
August 25, 2021 - Decanting, please hold
Poured rather light, pale ruby
Nose is not particularly fragrant but upon close inspection there is ripe, dense red berry, herbs. Second day the aromas woke up a bit and by the third the nose gathered enough power as to be known from the open bottle.
The real standout is the texture on the palate, with a density and power that's really elevated by how silky and almost-but-not-quite the ripeness feels light. Second day showed high tones of cherry and strawberry with a sustained finish of spice, herbs, licorice, an echo of sweetness that doesn't approach cloying.
Tannins have a fine texture the complements the overall silky feel but maintain a firmness that will gently land this between 2025 and 2030.
90 points with room for improvement.
March 24, 2021 - Gang of 4 in Covid19 times; Southern Rhone (@ RW): Beautiful red and dark berries and a touch of pleasant barnyard in the bouquet. On the palate a sweet start of ripe red berries and sweet spices, juicy acidity and round tannin. Beautiful wine already. 93 - 94
February 26, 2021 - Appearance: pale ruby.
Nose: medium intensity. Aromas of fresh longan, lychee, dried herbs, red plum, black tea. It’s developing.
Palate: dry, medium plus acidity, high tannins, high alcohol, full body, medium plus flavour intensity. The finish is medium plus.
Overall, it’s a very good wine. Can drink now, has potential for further ageing.
Not typical Cdp at all due to its pure Grenache. Delicious and unique tropical fruits of longan, which I have never tasted from any other wine before. It has structural tannins to guarantee longer ageing. One of its own kind in style.
May 16, 2020 - Trevligt vin men inget wow, sannolikt för ungt idag! Drack denna över 2 tillfällen och det var mycket bättre när det serverades direkt från vinkylen i 12 grader än när den serverades i rumstemp!
April 4, 2019 - Coravin 1/3 bottle into decanter and consumed over 1 hour. Initial nose had a touch of tar, which disappeared with swirling in glass. Medium bodied. Primary nose of kirsch/black cherry, raspberry, and maybe some muddled strawberries. Flavors of the same red fruits, with a bit of spice in the mid-palate that ends with lingering fine grained tannins. Nicely balanced. Very fresh with good acidity. Quite drinkable.
Day 7: eventually popped cork and consumed remaining portion over several days. This wine never skipped a beat. Lots of longevity here.
February 8, 2019 - Ljusröd tunn färg
Rödfruktigt, pepprig, hostmedicin?!, basset, stjälkigt,
Tydlig syra, saftigt och stramt men ändå med en tydlig kropp.
Ett gott vin men jag blev något besviken efter avtäckning.
April 7, 2017 - Winery Visit; Domaine la Barroche Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France.: This is a 100% Grenache. In the bouquet ripe red berries and cherries. On the palate beautiful red berries like strawberry, beautiful acidity and round tannin. Great and lovely wine! 93+