Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Fiancee Vintage:2007 hence my question mark after

hence my question mark after the rating

Despite the reserve

Sometimes a little overlooked

Relatively strong reduction flattens the fruit and renders the nose impossible to comment on

(from a bottle shipped directly from the domaine)

Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Fiancee Vintage:2007 hence my question mark afterHarvest before the rains and hitting a whopping 16. 2% alcohol, the 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Fiancee (an equal split of Grenache and Syrah) certainly has a modern flair, but is nevertheless a smoking effort that's loaded with notions of cassis, blackberry, truffle, olive tapenade and pepper. Big, voluptuous, concentrated and full bodied, it's still young and unevolved, and will have more than two decades of overall longevity.