A smaller production release based on 100% Roussanne, the 2022 Chateauneuf Du Pape Domaine Barville Roussanne has a lively gold hue as well as awesome aromatics of white peach, flower oil, toasted bread, and assorted spicy, honeyed orange-like nuances. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, it has a layered, opulent mouthfeel, a terrific sense of freshness, and a great finish. It's a powerful yet seamless, incredibly impressive Roussanne that I would lean toward drinking over the coming 3-4 years or so.

This luxury cuvee from the Brotte family features scents of peach, pineapple, mango and honey. It's full-bodied, plump, rounded and expansive but balanced, with a long, licorice and lime zest-tinged finish. This is ripe, opulent stuff but with sufficient refreshing acidity on the finish.