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CDP Barbe-Rac, Maison M. Chapoutier 1996

Tasting Notes

Starting with the 1996 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac, this single vineyard effort is 100% Grenache that comes from a site in the western portion of the appellation. Starting out a touch funky, it cleaned up beautifully with time in the glass and offers a perfumed, complex and sweetly fruited bouquet of ripe cherries, black raspberries, rose petals and flowers. Pure, fully mature, silky and perfectly balanced, it is a fabulous example of mature Grenache to enjoy over the coming 4-5 years.

94
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, October 2016
90
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (121), February 1999
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