Chapoutier, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Barbe Rac 2011 Pinot Noir it exhibits a dense ruby/purple

it exhibits a dense ruby/purple color to the rim along with a luxurious bouquet of cedarwood

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developing rustic qualities and more developed fruit in the next eight to twelve years

licorice and mint: very Barbera

This wine offers more depth and complexity compared to Caparzo's base Brunello from this same excellent vintage

Chapoutier, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Barbe Rac 2011 Pinot Noir it exhibits a dense ruby/purple93 Wine Advocate Slightly deeper in color, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac is a superb success in the vintage. Offering surprising richness and depth, with a medium to full bodied, nicely concentrated feel on the palate, it offers copious black cherry, leather, ground pepper and minerality on the nose. As with the other cuvees, it is a forward, fleshy vintage for the cuvee, yet it possesses fine tannin, terrific mid palate depth and an all