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• Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 2, 2024 - Medium red, hint of brick.
  Warm, earthy, rich and ripe. Super smooth, plums, licorice, leather.
  Silky, supple, beautifully balanced. Extremely fine tannins. Hint of orange peel, raspberry, cherry, maraschino, fruit sweet with a lovely earthy edge. Mature fruit profile, but structure to go another decade.

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• cellardrinker wrote: 99 points

  June 1, 2023 - Absolutely gorgeous. Came out on top in a blind tasting of pure Grenache CDP against 2010 Janasse Chaupin and 2010 Usseglio Mon Aieul among others. The 2006 was a relatively cool vintage wedged between the hotter 2005 and baked 2007. It has held up magnificently and feels much younger than 17 years. The color was deep and tannins still present but not astringent. It is still not at its peak. The clean grenache fruit was stunning and the finsh lasted over a minute. I wish I had more of that wine. Best CDP tasted this year.

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• Vinominer wrote: 80 points

  March 4, 2022 - I was hopeful. I have not been a fan of cdp since they (mostly) seemingly followed Parker down the rat hole to make one-dimensional cherry bombs that never seem to open into something beautiful. This beast (15% alcohol) was far from worthy of the expense that my gf undertook to try to buy something special. I opened it and decanted; after two hours it was still one dimensional, jammy and alcoholic.

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• Mr T wrote:

  December 1, 2021 - Another excellent showing. Straight from the cellar to the decanter and drunk over the next 2 hours....fruit still vibrant but well balanced and no tannins to speak of. This is my last bottle and they have generally performed very well.
  
  Matt

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• Glencoewine Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 7, 2021 - PNP. Thanks to James for brining to share on the patio! Evolved nicely over two hours. In a great place now, but no need to rush.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine la Barroche
• Varietal Grenache
• Designation Pure Rouge
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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• In Cellars 611 (64%)
• Consumed 344 (36%)

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