The profound 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac boasts a deep ruby/purple color as well as a nose of garrigue, licorice, kirsch liqueur, cassis, and new saddle leather. This superbly concentrated, full-bodied, multidimensional wine coats the palate with glycerin and sweet fruit. There is not a hard edge to be found, but wow, what intensity and length (the finish lasts for close to one minute). The 2001 should turn out to be a legendary effort capable of lasting 15-20 years. Robert Parker
Yury Glazkov
2000 bottle, probable not the best stored bottle, already lots of generic aromas of lac and paint that distort the character, overall power and structure are still there
2000 bottle, probable not the best stored bottle, already lots of generic aromas of lac and paint that distort the character, overall power and structure are still there
8.8Bob McDonald
Colour of Black Tea with tawny rim. Aromas of cinnamon spice and leather. A delicious wine where descriptors become superlative. Soft and mature- Hint of tarry tannins at the finish. One of the 1001 wines.
Colour of Black Tea with tawny rim. Aromas of cinnamon spice and leather. A delicious wine where descriptors become superlative. Soft and mature- Hint of tarry tannins at the finish. One of the 1001 wines.
9.4Lance Montalto
Massive bottle variation, four bottles, one was stunning two very good and one just tired. The one that was on was great Grenache.
Massive bottle variation, four bottles, one was stunning two very good and one just tired. The one that was on was great Grenache.
8.9WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.