Domaine de Beaurenard - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 2001 (750ml) Batard-Montrachet

Domaine de Beaurenard - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 2001 (750ml) Batard-MontrachetThere have been a number of spectacular vintages of Domaine de Beaurenards luxury cuvee, Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Boisrenard, but the 2001 may be the finest they have ever produced. An inky purple color is accompanied by aromas of creme de cassis, melted licorice, graphite, and a touch of barrique. The explosive bouquet is followed by an expansive, full bodied, powerful wine with great purity, tremendous multilayered flavor intensity, and beautifully

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where the Pinot Noir grape famously achieves its apogee in Krug’s Clos d’Ambonnay

The finished blend is a wine that is fruit-forward

creamy and mellow cabernet sauvignon with cassis

Closes with a lingering finish

filling your mouth with fruity nuances which recall the sensations experienced on the nose

Vineyards Domain du Salwar there since 1898 and belong to the family of Emmanuel & Thierry Delaille

2022: 92 points - James Suckling

” – Giovanni

It is not the showiest of all the 2016s by a long stretch

23 months in tonneaux of 500lt of which 30% new oak and 70% of second passage

Sleek and light-bodied