2021 Domaine de Baronarques, Rouge, Limoux, Languedoc

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot (64%), Cabernet Franc (13%), Malbec (13%), Syrah/Shiraz (8%), Cabernet Sauvignon (2%)
Not ready
Colin Hay
92+/100
Jane Anson MW
93/100
James Suckling
94/100
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Description

The 2021 Baronarques Rouge is wonderful, in my opinion the best yet, and I have tasted most vintages over the last 7 years or so. The nose is incredibly complex, owing Bordeaux varietals along with some Syrah, and shows lots of ripe hedgerow fruit, cassis, Mediterranean herbs, black pepper and dried violets. The palate is rich and bold but also has a certain elegance. Firm tannins and a core of delicious ripe fruit really add a sense of class. I expect the increasing age of the wines is playing its part now, as the wine is showing fantastic concentration. Incredibly complex and long palate, lots of bold cherry and blackberry, licorice and spice. Long finish.

Drink 2025 - 2040+

Paul Keating, Senior Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Alcohol % 14%
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Merlot (64%), Cabernet Franc (13%), Malbec (13%), Syrah/Shiraz (8%), Cabernet Sauvignon (2%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Baron Philippe de Rothschild

Critics reviews

Colin Hay 92+/100
Elegant, subtle yet aromatically expressive and very beautifully scented. Wild herbs. A lovely leafy freshness and a brilliantly plump crunchy fruit. Cassis. Blueberry. This is lively, charged and vertical – there’s almost a sense of St Emilion plateau limestone about this, with that verticality and those ultra-fine-grained chalky tannins. A fascinatingly complex wine, even at this early stage. Very much a wine of delicacy and finesse. I love the sapidity and the rippling juiciness on the finish. Etiolated and refined, with just a little of the warmth of the south to it.Colin Hay, The Drinks Business
Colin Hay, TheDrinksBusiness.com
Jane Anson MW 93/100
The Rothschild family's Limoux estate is showing impressive hold and tension, rooted in the south of France giving an exoticism to the Bordeaux varieties. Fragrant waves of osemary and red rose petals, along with bilberry and blackberry fruits.Drink 2025-2036jane_anson_mw, janeanson_com (August 2023)
Jane Anson MW, JaneAnson.com (Aug 2023)
James Suckling 94/100
A refined nose of blackberries, dark cherries, dried herbs, earth and black pepper with a touch of cedar, too. It’s medium- to full-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Well-structured with a harmonious core of berries and spices at the center. Well-framed and focused with texture and a long finish. Try after 2025.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (August 2023)
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Aug 2023)