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Tasting notes
Score 93-95/100 · Drink 2023-2035, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, May 2024

Tasted just prior to bottling, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac—all tank-aged Grenache—boasts extroverted aromas of garrigue, black cherries and black raspberries. It's full-bodied and a bit youthfully edgy, without the richness or concentration of the 2019.

Critic scores

Critic scores
96
96/100

Average Score

97
97/100

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

98
98/100

Jeb Dunnuck

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97 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 97/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Mar 2024

95 points
Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous
Score 95/100 · Drink 2024-2045, Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous, Jun 2023

Bold and powerful, Chapoutier's 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Barbe-Rac comes in at 15.5% alcohol. The 2020 Barbe-Rac showcases enticing aromas of raspberry liqueur, strawberry jam, very ripe red and black cherry, mint, licorice and cardamon. Full-bodied and expressive, it is wrapped in an intricate web of velvety tannins and finishes exceptionally long.

98 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 98/100 · Drink 2025-2046, Jeb Dunnuck, Nov 2022

One of the gems in the vintage is the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Barbe Rac, a 100% Grenache that was destemmed and brought up all in concrete tanks. Darker berries, ground pepper, graphite, and savory garrigue are just some of its nuances, and this beauty is full-bodied, has a layered, seamless mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and an awesome finish. It's a brilliant bottle of wine that readers will love. It deserves 3-4 years of bottle age and will shine over the following two decades. Bravo.

About the producer

M. Chapoutier
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Product details

Grape Blend

Grenache/ Garnacha , Syrah / Shiraz, Mourvedre/Monastrell/Mataro

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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