2011 Châteauneuf du Pape, Pure, Domaine La Barroche

2011 Châteauneuf du Pape, Pure, Domaine La Barroche

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2011 Châteauneuf du Pape, Pure, Domaine La Barroche

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Showing the vintage's upfront, sunny and sexy character, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Pure has classic kirsch, candle wax, ground pepper and Asian spice characteristics to go with a full-bodied, supple, forward and open knit profile on the palate. Similar to the 2009, just with the dial turned back slightly, this is a beautiful Chateauneuf du Pape geared for drinking in its first 10-15 years.
Jeb Dunnuck - 14/09/2015

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Showing the vintage's upfront, sunny and sexy character, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Pure has classic kirsch, candle wax, ground pepper and Asian spice characteristics to go with a full-bodied, supple, forward and open knit profile on the palate. Similar to the 2009, just with the dial turned back slightly, this is a beautiful Chateauneuf du Pape geared for drinking in its first 10-15 years.
Jeb Dunnuck - 14/09/2015 Read more

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Domaine la Barroche

Domaine la Barroche

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The most celebrated village of the Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the birthplace of the now indispensable French Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée system – imperfect though it may be. Compared to the Northern Rhône, the vineyards here are relatively flat and often feature the iconic galet pebbles – the precise benefits of which are a source of much debate. Minimum alcohol levels required by the AOC are the highest in France, but at 12.5% it is well below the natural generosity of Grenache, which only achieves its full aromatic potential when it is fully ripe and laden with the resultant high sugars. Syrah and Mourvèdre contribute the other defining elements in the blend, adding pepper, savoury spice and structure to the decadent Grenache. There are a further 10 permitted red grape varieties which can be used to adjust the “seasoning”. Of the five white varieties permitted, it is Grenache Noir’s sibling – predictably perhaps – Grenache Blanc, which dominates, though Roussanne shows a great deal of promise when handled well, notably at Château de Beaucastel.

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Southern Rhône Blend

Southern Rhône Blend

The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the most famous wine of the region, Châteauneuf du Pape, can be made from as many as 13 different varieties. Grenache is the most important grape in the southern Rhône - it contributes alcohol, warmth and gentle juicy fruit and is an ideal base wine in the blend. Plantings of Syrah in the southern Rhône have risen dramatically in the last decade and it is an increasingly important component in blends. It rarely attains the heights that it does in the North but adds colour, backbone, tannins and soft ripe fruit to the blend.

The much-maligned Carignan has been on the retreat recently but is still included in many blends - the best old vines can add colour, body and spicy fruits. Cinsault is also backtracking but, if yields are restricted, can produce moderately well-coloured wines adding pleasant-light fruit to red and rosé blends. Finally, Mourvèdre, a grape from Bandol on the Mediterranean coast, has recently become an increasingly significant component of Southern Rhône blends - it often struggles to ripen fully but can add acidity, ripe spicy berry fruits and hints of tobacco to blends.

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