Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Pure Vintage:2005 the azure backdrop at its

the azure backdrop at its purest on this

underbrush and a touch of the sauvage that continues onto the supple

This is really about earthy tones

It has already started developing some tertiary notes and shows some graphite and wet slate notes

Mild reduction pushes the underlying fruit to the background but I doubt that it will persist

Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Pure Vintage:2005 the azure backdrop at itsPowerful, concentrated, plush, ripe and almost dense, there is a wall of dark, red fruit, jam, pepper and earthy notes. The full bodied,opulently, textured finish leaves you with spicy, pure kirsch, black cherry and pepper notes. Before tasting this bottle, I was aware of all the comments regarding secondary fermentations, so I looked for it. There were no issues with this specific bottle.