2022 Domaine de Baronarques

A solid, driven and well-structured Limoux with aromas of dark cherries, dried herbs, dark chocolate, bark and baking spices on the nose. It’s full-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Intense on the palate with a fleshy core of berries and spices and a long, focused finish. Try after 2026. (09/2024)

The 2022 Limoux is based on 49% Merlot, 23% Syrah, 17% Cabernet Franc, 6% Malbec, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that spent a year in one-third new barrels. It's a juicy, upfront 2022 with a healthy deep purple hue and classy notes of blue fruits, violets, spring flowers, and red cherries, nicely integrated spicy oak, medium to full body, and a lively spice of acidity. It's youthful and unevolved, yet it opens up nicely with extended air (I followed this bottle for multiple days), and I love its overall balance and purity. It should round into form nicely over the coming 2-3 years or so and evolve gracefully over the following decade. (08/2024)