2022 Cote Rotie Barbarine

While Elsa Gangloff declined my request to taste at the property, arguing that all the wines were already sold, I was able to acquire a bottle of 2022 La Barbarine. Unfurling from the glass with a vibrant, spicy bouquet of violets, rose petals, pencil lead, dark berries and dark cherries intertwined with delicate notes of pepper, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and textured, with good depth at the core and framed by velvety tannins, culminating in a long, ethereal and delicate finish. Less dense and deep than La Sereine Noire, this is an elegant, energetic Côte-Rôtie that should age nicely over the next decade.