Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Fiancee other_regions_italy (from both Charmes and Mazoyères

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

especially with acacia blossom nuances

This special Riserva represents a 11

fresh and intense on the nose

intensity and focused power on the refined

Barroche, Chateauneuf Du Pape Fiancee other_regions_italy (from both Charmes and MazoyèresHarvest 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.