Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 2022

DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard
2022

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Rhône Valley
Subregion
Southern Rhône
Appellation
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Varietal(s)
Grenache
Syrah
Mourvèdre
Cinsault
Counoise
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website
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About this winery

Domaine de Beaurenard has been a family-run estate for seven generations and Daniel and Frederic Coulon have recently been joined by Daniel’s sons, Victor and Antonin starting the 8th generation of winegrowers. All the vineyards across the Châteauneuf du Pape, Rasteau and Côtes-du-Rhône are owned by the Coulon family and are certified organic and biodynamic. All farming practices are carried out by hand and there is a strong desire to promote the vines natural defenses using biodynamic...

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Press reviews

Jeb Dunnuck

- 99 points -

November 2022 (Vintage 2020)

"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"

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Decanter

- 96 points -

September 2021 (Vintage 2020)

"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."

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Decanter

- 95 points -

March 2025 (Vintage 2022)

Dark in colour. A powerful, tense style, with damson and sloe flavours, tight tannins and good acidity; a touch hard, so needs time, but will be good. Lacks the elegance of the 2023, but will be complex and a strong, muscular style of Boisrenard. Will be good, but you must wait. Boisrenard is an old-vine cuvée grown across a mix of different soils and aged in foudre and concrete. The grape blend changes each year depending on the plots, but is typically 70%-80% Grenache and always contains all the permitted varieties of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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James Suckling

- 95 points -

April 2024 (Vintage 2021)

A spectacular, focused and structured red from old-vine co-plantings of the 13 varietals accepted in the appellation. The nose shows notes of spices, cherries, dark plums, currants, wild herbs, baking spices, bark and some peppercorns. It’s full-bodied with fine tannins. There is class in this wine, with a delicate, silky texture at the center and a wise structure framing the palate. Freshness kicks in toward the end and lifts the long finish. 

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James Suckling

- 95 points -

May 2023 (Vintage 2020)

"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."

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Jeb Dunnuck

- 94 points -

October 2023 (Vintage 2021)

A smaller production release that's based largely on a field blend, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Boisrenard sees a touch of stems and is aged mostly in foudre, with a tiny 2% in new oak. One of the deeper hued, richer, more structured and serious wines in the vintage, it has an absolutely gorgeous perfume of blackberries, sappy garrigue, spring flowers, graphite, and crushed stone. It's not massive by any means and shows the more linear style of the 2021 vintage, yet it has a great mid-palate, clean, vibrant acidity, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's a brilliant bottle of wine that will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face over the following decade or more.

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Wine Advocate

- 94 points -

Joe Czerwinski, May 2024 (Vintage 2021)

An unusually complete offering given the challenges of the vintage, Beauregard's 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Boisrenard delivers waves of black raspberries accented by black olives and hints of garrigue. Full-bodied, rich and supple, with a long, velvety finish, this Grenache-dominated (80%) blend has it all. Bravo!

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Jeb Dunnuck

95+ Points

October 2024 (Vintage 2022)

The smaller production 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Boisrenard comes from a field blend of 80% Grenache and splashes of 17 other varieties. Brought up mostly in foudre, with a small amount in new oak, it's a gorgeous effort offering juicy black cherry and darker berry fruits, medium to full-bodied richness, a pure, seamless mouthfeel, plenty of tannins, and youthful yet pure aromatics of peppery garrigue, sappy flowers, graphite, and new leather. It needs 2-4 years, if not more, of bottle age and should see its 20th birthday in fine form. It's another absolutely brilliant wine from this estate.

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