Community Tasting Notes 16

• Zweder wrote: 94 points

  March 24, 2021 - Gang of 4 in Covid19 times; Southern Rhone (@ RW): Beautiful bouquet with garrigue, red and ripe dark berries, some flint stone. Same on the palate, juicy acidity, a pleasant touch of sweetness, some cedar, chocolate and sweet licorice.

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• d'Artagnan wrote: 94 points

  July 25, 2020 - Nez magnifique épicé et confiture de fraises des champs, un peu de mélasse. La bouche est concentrée, savoureuse, sans aucun excès d'extraction ni sucre résiduel. On y trouve plutôt un bel équilibre, avec un côté aérien qui rappelle les vins de Laurent Charvin. Une finale en finesse, de bonne longueur, avec une belle complexité aromatique. C’est franchement superbe et la cuvée porte bien son nom. 93-94 pts

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• beatles wrote: 92 points

  August 14, 2019 - Very ripe and rich, but certainly better than expected - I am not always crazy about this cuvée in warm vintages. Drinking a point right now, this is creamy, sweet, lingering on - but neither pruny nor alcoholic - with a ribeye steak, it works fine ...
  - will keep, but not necesarily improve
  #SuperCup

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• whitmanlholt Likes this wine: 93 points

  September 3, 2017 - Popped and poured. This is a medium red wine with virtually zero sediment in the entire bottle. I read that this is unfiltered, but question whether that is true. On the nose, I get cherry, strawberry, licorice, some slight heat, and a touch of sandstone. In the mouth, this is a silky and mouth-filling wine, with sweet red fruit throughout. The finish carries the sweet lushness forward, with a touch of candided sensation. Overall, this is exactly as advertised -- a pure blast of old-vine Grenache. The wine is hedonistic yet beautiful. 93 points.

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 95 points

  February 23, 2015 - Concentrated, lush, rich and mouth filling, the wine is packed with perfectly ripe cherries, kirsch, black raspberry, thyme, jam and earth. Sweet, showy, fresh and vibrant, this is a great expression of 100% old vine Grenache.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• 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 155 (55%)
• Consumed 129 (45%)

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