Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Fiancee other_regions_italy hazelnut and acacia blossom

hazelnut and acacia blossom

it floods the mouth with dark

but I still find it a bit light

(from both Charmes and Mazoyères in a roughly 50/50 proportion)

This special Riserva represents a 11

Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Fiancee other_regions_italy hazelnut and acacia blossomHarvest 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.