October 2024
DOMAINE DE BEAURENARD
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard 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.
About Jeb Dunnuck
The JebDunnuck.com website is a subscription based, bi-monthly publication dedicated to providing cutting-edge, independent commentary and reviews on the top wines and wine regions of the world. While my core editorial focus is to cover Southern France, Bordeaux, California and Washington, I also plan to give readers periodic articles on other world-class and emerging global wine regions, as well as in-depth coverage on the wine portfolios of top US importers.