Chapoutier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Barbe Rac Vintage:2013 This was a notoriously warm

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

Pale to medium gold colored

ripe and almost dense

with a very deep ruby color

Chapoutier, Chateauneuf Du Pape Barbe Rac Vintage:2013 This was a notoriously warmFull 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