Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Fiancee Vintage:2007 (from a bottle shipped directly

(from a bottle shipped directly from the domaine)

This is class in a glass but note well that ample patience will be necessary

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

offering loads of perfume and powerful fruit in a seamless

Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Fiancee Vintage:2007 (from a bottle shipped directlyHarvest 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.