Domaine Gilles Barge
Côte-Brune Côte-Rôtie Syrah
Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
In the zone.
In the zone.
Dec 16th, 2024
Wonderful, bloody, gamey, minty and dark fruited silky Syrah. Wonderful.
Wonderful, bloody, gamey, minty and dark fruited silky Syrah. Wonderful.
Aug 17th, 2023Took 20 minutes and then! Whammo! Nose is wild and untamed, red berry fruit, complex, feral and wonderful, olives and flowers, wild mint. gorgeous, supple, olivey, high acid, very soft yet intense, nose is awesome now with air, herbs, mints and so complex and juicy, really lifted and bright, juicy and elegant and so so supple. tannins are a bit hard and angular and maybe more age will help the wine. I was wrong! Air smoothed it all out. has that old cote rotie nose, wow. juicy and clean and sappy and pure.
Took 20 minutes and then! Whammo! Nose is wild and untamed, red berry fruit, complex, feral and wonderful, olives and flowers, wild mint. gorgeous, supple, olivey, high acid, very soft yet intense, nose is awesome now with air, herbs, mints and so complex and juicy, really lifted and bright, juicy and elegant and so so supple. tannins are a bit hard and angular and maybe more age will help the wine. I was wrong! Air smoothed it all out. has that old cote rotie nose, wow. juicy and clean and sappy and pure.
Jul 17th, 2023Just perfect. No formal notes.
Just perfect. No formal notes.
Jul 13th, 2023
The weekend upon us and we're hosting another dinner party for a couple of friends. Tonight's theme was Rhone wine, so good stuff on deck, with age.
Notes on next bottle... (Entertaining guests first 😉)
A little green still, possible TCA cellar issue? Albeit drinking positive...
The weekend upon us and we're hosting another dinner party for a couple of friends. Tonight's theme was Rhone wine, so good stuff on deck, with age.
Notes on next bottle... (Entertaining guests first 😉)
A little green still, possible TCA cellar issue? Albeit drinking positive...
What an amazing wine! 95% Syrah with 5% Viognier this wine was a serenade on the nose and on the palate. The 2005 is balanced with silky tannins and nicely structured acidity. It still had freshness to the fruit but the tertiary flavors are seamlessly integrated. Cherry, raspberry, leather, meat, pepper and a touch of smoke. I was able to source my bottle direct from the Barge cellars and this is exactly what a superb 15 year old Côte Rôtie should be. (I wish I could have bought 6!)
What an amazing wine! 95% Syrah with 5% Viognier this wine was a serenade on the nose and on the palate. The 2005 is balanced with silky tannins and nicely structured acidity. It still had freshness to the fruit but the tertiary flavors are seamlessly integrated. Cherry, raspberry, leather, meat, pepper and a touch of smoke. I was able to source my bottle direct from the Barge cellars and this is exactly what a superb 15 year old Côte Rôtie should be. (I wish I could have bought 6!)
Sep 1st, 2020What a nose. Gorgeous leather, flowers, beef blood, smoked meats, gamey, floral like crazy, so so aromatic. Superb aromas. 9.5 on the nose. So clean, layered and pure. Just a stunning nose. Truly a thing of beauty. Palate is silky, deep, substantial and gamey. Velvety tannins and terrific freshness. Long finish and super pure fruit on the palate. Significant tannins. So so elegant. What a wine. Terrific inner mouth aromas and so pretty. Inner mouth florals mixed with meats. Commentated and exquisite fruit. Totally whack wine. Best 14 CR I’ve had.
What a nose. Gorgeous leather, flowers, beef blood, smoked meats, gamey, floral like crazy, so so aromatic. Superb aromas. 9.5 on the nose. So clean, layered and pure. Just a stunning nose. Truly a thing of beauty. Palate is silky, deep, substantial and gamey. Velvety tannins and terrific freshness. Long finish and super pure fruit on the palate. Significant tannins. So so elegant. What a wine. Terrific inner mouth aromas and so pretty. Inner mouth florals mixed with meats. Commentated and exquisite fruit. Totally whack wine. Best 14 CR I’ve had.
May 27th, 2020Divine. Years to go. 45 minutes now till insanity.
Divine. Years to go. 45 minutes now till insanity.
Aug 13th, 2019This was terrific. Olives and lavender and so much dark fruit. Meat, sauvage, muscular and classic Côte Brune. Needed 30 minutes then faded after 3.5 hours.
This was terrific. Olives and lavender and so much dark fruit. Meat, sauvage, muscular and classic Côte Brune. Needed 30 minutes then faded after 3.5 hours.
Jan 7th, 2018
John had this 7 years ago
John had this 7 years ago
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