Domaine Bois de Boursan, Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée des Félix”
Domaine Bois de Boursan, Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée des Félix”
Domaine Bois de Boursan, Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée des Félix”
Domaine Bois de Boursan, Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée des Félix”

Domaine Bois de Boursan, Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée des Félix”

Southern Rhône, France 2017 (750mL)
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Domaine Bois de Boursan, Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée des Félix”

When you consider what many producers charge for their most limited, top-tier cuvées, what Bois de Boursan asks for “Cuvée des Félix” seems downright quaint. Dig a little deeper into the wine’s “specs” and it looks like a steal: fruit is sourced from the La Nerthe, La Crau, and Pied de Baud lieux-dits, arguably the three most famous subzones of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Furthermore, Bois de Bourdan’s vines exceed 90 years of age in some places! It’s a Grenache-driven blend (65%) fermented using mostly whole grape clusters, creating a beautifully concentrated style blessed with the perfect amount of Old World rusticity. It is, in a word, a benchmark—and a wine we seem to get less and less of each year.

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Domaine Bois de Boursan, Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée des Félix”
Country
France
Region
Southern Rhône
Sub-Region
FranceChâteauneuf-du-Pape
Soil
Sand & Cobble
Farming
Organic
Blend
Grenache 65%, Mourvèdre 25%, Syrah 5%, Others 5%
Alcohol
14.0
OAK
Used French Barrels
TEMP.
60
Glassware
Burgundy Stems
Drinking
Now-2032+
Decanting
30 Minutes
Pairing
Oven Pulled Pork Barbecue

France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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