Domaine La Barroche, Chateauneuf du Pape PURE, 2005 BURGUNDYCOUNT wildflowers

wildflowers

this one retains just enough character to stand out in cocktails or sip beautifully on its own

A staple in the Lustau lineup and a textbook expression of the style

it has evolved into something magnificent without losing its youthful soul

picked properly ripe

Domaine La Barroche, Chateauneuf du Pape PURE, 2005 BURGUNDYCOUNT wildflowersTwenty years on, this is one of Chteauneuf's most singular cuves at full maturity. La Barroche is a small family estate in CdP run by Julien Barrot, who took the reins in 2002 and has since vaulted the domaine into the top tier of the appellation. PURE is exactly what its name promises 100% Grenache from the estate's oldest vines (some pushing 120 years), unblended, undiluted, a pure expression of CdP's emblematic grape from a singular site. The 2005