Lots of ripe black fruits (blackberries, black cherries) emerge from the 2020 Chateauneuf Du Pape Les Hauts De Barville, another complex, medium to full-bodied, wonderfully textured 2020. Herbes de Provence, sweet garrigue, and peppery nuances define the nose, and it's already drinking nicely, yet should evolve for a decade.

A classic, grenache-dominated Chateauneuf with a wide spectrum of red fruit, as well as notes of spices and violets. Rich, but with plenty of moderately dry tannin to balance the fleshiness, this has a long finish, where the sweetness and savory character are neatly matched. Drink or hold.

Checking in at 15% alcohol, the 2020 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Les Hauts de Barville is a shimmering pale ruby. It mixes bright aromas of red and black cherry, raspberry, strawberry, cloves and wood smoke. Full-bodied, concentrated and wrapped in ripe tannins, refreshing acidity balances it before closing with a pleasant finish.

A solid effort by the Brotte team, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Hauts de Barville is 76% Grenache, with the balance split between Mourvedre and Syrah. Scents of cherries, suede and dusty earth mark the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is a bit taut, but nicely so, with an attractive push-pull between ripeness and acidity, plus silky tannins on the long, expressive finish.

Exuberant and expressive, this offers cherry coulis, raspberry, red licorice and warm earth notes that are juicy and open-knit, yet propped up with snappy acidity, a refreshing surge of fine mineral and a note of tar. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre.