Condrieu, Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Really great wine and I can drink Barge all day. Such a great producer really coming into his own now. Awesome nose of violets, bacon, olives, meat, game, and just unreal florals and granite. Wide open nose. So many herbs. Just amazing. Palate is energetic and has great acidity with lush berry fruit, engaging granitic minerality and velvety tannins. Needs some air but that long finish tells me it will stick the landing.
Really great wine and I can drink Barge all day. Such a great producer really coming into his own now. Awesome nose of violets, bacon, olives, meat, game, and just unreal florals and granite. Wide open nose. So many herbs. Just amazing. Palate is energetic and has great acidity with lush berry fruit, engaging granitic minerality and velvety tannins. Needs some air but that long finish tells me it will stick the landing.
Jul 20th, 2024Nose starts reduced, but is also smokey and silky and red berry, granite, stone, so so aromatic, gorgeous and juicy and classically structured and has tannins but needs time but will integrate after a few hours. actually took only 45 minutes. gorgeous crystalline purity to the fruit, mostly red fruits, olivey and meaty finish now and so supple clear. Wow. So so supple and juicy. after air the nose is a spectrum, so stunning, supple and juicy and so so elegant. magic. 9.7 so so elegant after air. amazingly sappy and so much fruit now.
Nose starts reduced, but is also smokey and silky and red berry, granite, stone, so so aromatic, gorgeous and juicy and classically structured and has tannins but needs time but will integrate after a few hours. actually took only 45 minutes. gorgeous crystalline purity to the fruit, mostly red fruits, olivey and meaty finish now and so supple clear. Wow. So so supple and juicy. after air the nose is a spectrum, so stunning, supple and juicy and so so elegant. magic. 9.7 so so elegant after air. amazingly sappy and so much fruit now.
Jul 18th, 2023
This was the opposite of the Cornas. Started strong with real definition, but faded away very quickly, very alcoholic and lacking balance. Maybe the hot vintage ? In any case we know its a great producer, we had awesome bottles in the past.
This was the opposite of the Cornas. Started strong with real definition, but faded away very quickly, very alcoholic and lacking balance. Maybe the hot vintage ? In any case we know its a great producer, we had awesome bottles in the past.
