Domaine de Beaurenard - Chateauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Domaine de Beaurenard
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Subregion	Chateauneuf du Pape
Varietal	Grenache,  Syrah,  Mourvedre,  Cinsault,  Clairette,  Vaccarese,  Bourboulenc...
Vintage	2020
Sku	210000020611
Size	750ml

The flagship from this great estate is the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Boisrenard, which is based on 80% Grenache and small doses of 17 other varieties. This deeply hued beauty offers a stunning bouquet of blackberries, scorched earth, licorice, ground pepper, and sappy garrigue. I always find a Burgundian-like texture on this wine, and the 2020 is no exception – this is one to put into a blind tasting of Grand Cru Red Burgundies and shock your friends. Medium to full-bodied, ultra-pure, with grippy, sappy tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish, it’s pure class all the way. It's going to need at least 4-6 years of bottle age, but this is a wine you don't want to miss, and one of the finest wines I’ve tasted from this estate

Full and generous on the palate, no lack of fruit or depth here. Powerful and plentiful fine tannins and a great, rising sense of energy and freshness. Impressive, with real finesse and precision - no excess weight, but great surging intensity and freshness. Contains at least 1% of all the 18 possible varieties of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Grapes are grown across a variety of soil types in the lieux-dits Beau Renard, Cabrières and Coteau de l'Ange, vinified mostly in tronconic wooden vats, then aged in oak barrels of various sizes and ages, including 5% new oak.

This very impressive Chateauneuf has stacks of black fruit aromas and stunning tannin structure, with a very long driving finish that’s plush and fresh. A cuvee of 80% grenache with all the other varieties that the appellation allows. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification.

Mainly Clairette (Blanc and Rose) and Roussanne, with smaller amounts of Grenache (Blanc and Gris) and Bourboulenc, and tiny proportions of Picpoul (Blanc and Gris) and Picardan, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Boisrenard was fermented and matured entirely in wood, a mix of foudre (65%) and used barrique (35%). The result is toasty, honeyed and tinged with vanilla, but it also features assertive notes of lime, melon and tangerine. It's medium to full-bodied, generous and richly textured, with a long, mouthwatering finish. One of the top whites this vintage, and a perennial favorite, I typically advise drinking it young—within the first few years after release.

Boasts beautiful red currant, licorice and spice cake flavors that are concentrated and rich, yet balanced by salty minerality, earth and fresh pepper highlights. Shows smoke and singed sandalwood that fill in the backdrop, while graphite laces the still-grippy finish. This needs a bit of time to unfurl.