Chapoutier, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Barbe Rac 2011 Napa Valley and similar mixes of the

and similar mixes of the subsoils

but should still need 3-4 years of cellaring and have two decades of longevity

Hopefully my prose has convinced more than a handful of readers to try these remarkable wines from one of the most fascinating and compelling personalities in the entire wine world

KERIN O’KEEFE 11/2014

Chapoutier, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Barbe Rac 2011 Napa Valley and similar mixes of the93 Wine Advocate Slightly deeper in color, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac is a superb success in the vintage. Offering surprising richness and depth, with a medium to full bodied, nicely concentrated feel on the palate, it offers copious black cherry, leather, ground pepper and minerality on the nose. As with the other cuvees, it is a forward, fleshy vintage for the cuvee, yet it possesses fine tannin, terrific mid palate depth and an all