Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Julien Barrot"

Domaine la Barroche
France
Rhône
2022

Formerly called the "Signature" bottling.

From a mix of different terroir found in Châteauneuf; yellow and red sand, red clay, large pebbles, with a high proportion of sand. The average age of the vines is more than 70 years old. The final blend is: • 60% Grenache from a plot at the junction of "Palestor" and "Bois Dauphin" districts and one at the junction of "Grand Pierre", "Rayas" and "Pointu" districts as well as "Cabrières", "Boursan" and "Pied Long" blocks • 19% Mourvèdre from "Les Mascaronnes" and "Boursan" plots• 13% Syrah from "Le Parc" and "Cabrières" plots• 5% Cinsault from "Pierre à feu" plots• 1% Vacarrese• 2% Assorted Other varieties.

Rigorous bud pruning, as well as green harvesting and leaf thinning, keep yields low. The picking is entirely by hand, with sorting in the vineyard and again in the cellar. Underripe stalks are removed. Aged in tulip shaped concrete tanks, old oak casks, and 600 liter barrels for 20 months. The wine is bottled without filtration. 

“This vintage offers great intensity, crispy red fruits, licorice, and violets. It has a long and ample mouthfeel. Powerful and structured, this cuvee reveals perfectly the sandy soils of the Domaine. ” —Julien Barrot

94 points
"The 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Julien Barrot is also beautiful. Based on 63% Grenache, 13% Mourvèdre, 11% Syrah, 7% Counoise, 5% Cinsault, and the rest Clairette Rose that was partially destemmed, its deeper ruby/plum hue is followed by terrific aromatics of ripe black cherries, sappy garrigue, licorice, and chalky minerality. It's not massive yet brings a beautiful sense of concentration and mid-palate depth, ripe, polished tannins, and just about flawless balance. A gorgeous 2022, it’s going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and cruise over the following decade or more."
Jeb Dunnuck,
JebDunnuck.com
October 2024
92 points
"The 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Julien Barrot showcases pronounced licorice, lavender, strawberry, raspberry, violet and garrigue elements. Supple and inviting, the 2022 hits the palate with a ripe and juicy fruit core balanced by refreshing acidity. Medium- to full-bodied and polished, it won’t need much time to get ready."
Nicolas Greinacher,
Vinous
November 2024
91 points
"The 2022 Châteauneuf du Pape “Julien Barrot” bottling from Domaine la Barroche is made from several different parcels of old vines that the family owns, with the average age of vines fully seventy years. The wine is made from a blend of sixty percent grenache, nineteen percent mourvèdre, thirteen percent syrah and the remaining eight percent a mix of other Châteauneuf varieties (mostly cinsault). The wine is raised in a combination of cement, smaller casks and demimuids. The 2022 version tips the scales at a full fifteen percent alcohol and offers up scents of black raspberries, fruitcake, hung game, pepper, bonfire, dark soil tones and a topnote of garrigue. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, plush on the attack and nicely vibrant from the good acids, with a rock solid core of fruit, good soil undertow, firm, chewy tannins and good balance on the long, complex and gently warm finish. This is a big boy that needs time in the cellar to soften up its considerable tannins, but it will be a good example of the vintage."
John Gilman ,
VFTC
Issue 113

SKU/Code: 
DB1315-22
Product Line: 
National Portfolio
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Grenache