with a honeyed quince character
underbrush and a touch of the sauvage that continues onto the supple
It has already started developing some tertiary notes and shows some graphite and wet slate notes
the azure backdrop at its purest on this
Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Pure Vintage:2005 with a honeyed quince characterPowerful, concentrated, plush, ripe and almost dense, there is a wall of dark, red fruit, jam, pepper and earthy notes. The full bodied,opulently, textured finish leaves you with spicy, pure kirsch, black cherry and pepper notes. Before tasting this bottle, I was aware of all the comments regarding secondary fermentations, so I looked for it. There were no issues with this specific bottle.