Chapoutier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Barbe Rac Vintage:2013 This is quite an elegant

This is quite an elegant wine with lovely harmony and strikingly good balance

this is a lush

This was a notoriously warm vintage that saw sugar and phenolic ripeness shoot up very quickly at the end of the growing season

the use of French oak has become more measured and the Barolos are now among the elite wines of the region in virtually every vintage

black and blue fruit

Chapoutier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Barbe Rac Vintage:2013 This is quite an elegantFull ruby. Deeply pitched aromas of dark fruit preserves, incense and smoky Indian spices, with a mineral element adding vivacity. Stains the palate with intense black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors, with a spicy element providing lift. Sappy and pliant on the finish, which hangs on with noteworthy tenacity and building sweetness. Josh Raynolds