Domaine La Barroche, Chateauneuf du Pape 2018 Manzanilla pineapple and caramel

pineapple and caramel

and delicate

Fermentation takes place in large French oak casks

Old vines – planted in 1961 – on an exposed site at the top of a hill give a wonderfully fresh

Relatively backward with sandy tannins and real persistence

Domaine La Barroche, Chateauneuf du Pape 2018 Manzanilla pineapple and caramelBright magenta. Heady, spice accented boysenberry and cherry aromas are complicated by suave lavender and Asian spice nuances. Seamless, deep and appealingly sweet, offering intense, mineral laced red and blue fruit liqueur, spicecake and floral pastille flavors underscored by a vein of juicy acidity. Finishes smooth and impressively long, displaying harmonious tannins and persistent florality.