2004 Domaine la Barroche Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réserve

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  3/22/2016 - Kusanagi Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Cork was so dry it broke which made me panic (it was well stored laying down in a cellar, not sure how that happened) yet despite that the wine was actually still tannic and closed! Could have easily spent another couple of years in the cellar if not more. After more than 1 hour it really started opening up and showing its colours, probably the best of the chateau neuf du pape out of the 30 or more I bought in 2009! Lots of personality and the high alcohol gives it some bite. Beautiful aromatic nose, well balanced, fruity but not jammy.

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  1/23/2016 - Ntaft Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Decanted 2-3 hours. It had plenty of plum and currant at the front of the wine with still good tannins in the finish. It also had a smokiness and a bit of black pencil. It was drinking very well, but could likely still be cellared for a couple of years.

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  11/12/2015 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Light red. Strong cherry and raspberry aromas. Medium weight. Nice Chateauneuf mix of flowers, red fruit, lavender, and tobacco. Just about completely mature, low tannins. Very good and I didn't sense the heat and overripeness I'd noted several years ago.

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  11/8/2013 - KAP wrote: 88 Points

  Fruity fruity

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  8/13/2013 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Ruby. Darker aromatics than Les Cailloux. Medium weight, figgy fruit with a touch of herbs. Wood apparent and tannic finish. Modern style and somewhat earthy. This could still use a few years.

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