Domaine La Barroche Chateauneuf Du Pape Pure Rouge 2020 750ml

Name: Domaine La Barroche Chateauneuf Du Pape Pure Rouge 2020 750ml
Brand: Domaine La Barroche
SKU: 908420
Price: 139.94 USD
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Rating: 98 (6 reviews)

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750ml

country

France

region

Rhone Valley

appellation

Chateauneuf Du Pape

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Rated 98 by Jeb Dunnuck

The tiny production 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Pure is all Grenache brought up in a single foudre. It's slightly lighter-hued than the base cuvée (which is normal) and offers a heavenly perfume of black cherries, kirsch liqueur, roasted garrigue, Asian spices, licorice, and graphite. This carries to a full-bodied Châteauneuf du Pape revealing remarkable elegance and purity, ultra-fine tannins, perfect balance, and a great, great finish. I'm not sure it has the same level of grandeur as the 2019, but it’s not far off, and time will tell. Regardless, this beauty has everything you could want in a great wine: richness, power, elegance, and complexity. It's a true “Wow” wine in every regard and will shine for 15-20 years. ... More details

Domaine La Barroche Chateauneuf Du Pape Pure Rouge 2020 750ml

Rated 98 by Jeb Dunnuck

Rated 96 by Wine Advocate

Tasted from its single foudre, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Pure looks to be another great vintage for this cuvée. Full-bodied, supple and richly textured, it features vibrant blackberry fruit this year, accented by hints of dried spices and brighter-than-normal acids, which give it a slightly edgy quality and a long, briny/salted licorice finish.

Rated 96 by James Suckling

Although this smells of baked black fruits, it is all the other aromas that make it so amazing: hot dry earth, grilled bread, Mediterranean herbs and a whole range of spices. Even better, it has wonderful vitality on the very concentrated palate, thanks to the beautifully crafted tannin structure. What fascinating complexity and energy at the very sensual finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.

Rated 95 by Decanter

Cherry blossom, thyme, strawberry and black olive. Medium-bodied, with piercingly bright acidity. Very classic style of Châteauneuf, bright and juicy, silky and not overly full-bodied, with a little touch of sucrosité at its heart. The alcohol is high but not hot, tempered by the acidity and raw energy in the wine. 100% Grenache from a plot of 100-year-old vines planted on the sandy soils at the junction of lieux-dits Rayas, Grand Pierre and Le Pointu.

Rated 95 by Vinous Media

Winemaker Julien Barrot is making a much more elegant rendition of single varietal Grenache Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pure, compared to the 2005 vintage of this cuvée with its otherworldly complexity and intensity. The 2020 vintage opens up with enticing aromas of crushed violets, blood orange, raspberry, forest strawberry, black cherry, dried herbs, mint and licorice. Showing absolutely no hard edges, plush tannins envelop the palate of this full-bodied red impeccably well balanced by lively acids. The taster is left with a bold finish that goes on for well over a minute. Only 4,500 bottles produced.

Rated 95 by Wine Spectator

Generous and enticing, this also shows poise and great balance between generous elements of red fruit, lavender, iron-edged minerality and singed alder, which meld together on the seamless palate. This carries its weight effortlessly, with talc-fine tannins gliding through the impressively long finish. Drink now through 2035. 300 cases made, 75 cases imported.

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97% Grenache, 3% other varietals. Pure is handcrafted from a single plot of 100-year-old vines and sandy soil, at the junction of “Grand Pierre”, “Rayas” and “Pointu” districts. Underripe stems are removed, and the wine is fermented in underground concrete vats. The wine stays on the skins for over 4 weeks, followed by a gentle extraction.

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Domaine La Barroche Chateauneuf Du Pape Pure Rouge 2020 750ml

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Professional Ratings

Rated 98 by Jeb Dunnuck

Rated 96 by Wine Advocate

Rated 96 by James Suckling

Rated 95 by Decanter

Rated 95 by Vinous Media

Rated 95 by Wine Spectator

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size

750ml

country

France

region

Rhone Valley

appellation

Chateauneuf Du Pape

Overview

Region: Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley of southern France is a particularly fascinating wine region, with a history that stretches back to at least six hundred BCE, when the ancient Greeks first began cultivating vines there. The region itself is split into two distinct sub-regions, with the northern sub-region being famed for its production of exceptional Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines, packed full of interesting character and expressing the terroir found there. The southern sub-region is home to an enormous variety of grapes, and produces red, white and rosÃ© wines, and some of the world's most famous and adored blended wines. The continental climate of the region is ideal for growing grapes, and the winds which blow from the Central Massif help temper the heat in the vineyards, leading to very ripe fruits holding plenty of flavor.

Country: France

France is renowned across the globe for its quality wines and the careful expertise which goes into making them, but what is truly remarkable about this relatively small country is the vast range of wines it produces in such huge amounts each year. Not only are the finest red wines in the world said to come from the beautiful regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but elsewhere in the country we find the Champagne region, and areas such as the Rhone Valley and the Loire, whose white wines consistently receive awards and accolades by the plenty. This range is a result of the great variety of climatic conditions and terrain found in France, coupled with generations of wine makers working within single appellations. Their knowledge of specific terroirs and grape varieties has, over time, perfected the production of wines within their region, and the end results continue to impress the world to this day.

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