Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

This is gorgeous tonight. Continue to find that Mas de Boislauzon is consistently one of the best value CNDP around, true to place and terroir driven on all fronts, from traditional cuvée to their prestige offerings. I think the hearty amount of Mourvedre and plenty of holdings in sandy dominated soils of the N/NE part of the appellation make for a remarkably dense, balanced and textural wine. I feel like some 07’s have hit their mark in the last couple years and this is in a sweet spot to me. Nose is meaty, lifted with smoke, hot stones, porcini, truffle, espresso bean, plum marmalade, lavender pastille. Palate is more kirsch, compote, cinnamon, licorice whip, candied bacon, woodsmoke, and stones again. Structurally theres a great interplay of moderate but present acid and granular tannin. Perfect foil for a bacon and mushroom cheeseburger 🤤

2007 - pleasant enough and aging well but not remarkable.

An amazing balance between classic and modern. Dark brooding aroma with a slight bretty finish gave way to fresh meaty fruit and and elegant finish.

Rich, tasty, garrigue, Provençal herbs, kirsch. Pretty harmonious.

Ok but not quite ready.

Not quite ready but opened up nicely over a few hours

Really good. GSM. Rich, ripe with plenty of cherry, garrigue, Provençal herbs, iron, lavender, layered and long.

Double decanted 4 hours ahead. This has entered its drinking window. Big, rich, complex and layered. Garrigue, anise, graphite, rocks. Not over the top at all.

Bold n bright

Opened for 2 hours. Still not sold on 07s but aging well.