Mas de Boislauzon is located in the northernmost part of the ch\u00e2teauneuf zone, very close to Beaucastel. Siblings Daniel and Christine Chaussy control plots in Pignan (sand), Bois Lauzon (large pebbles\/galets roul\u00e9s) as well as la Gardiole, les Brusquieres and Palestor (clay soil). Since the 2016 vintage, the siblings’ respective children have also been part of the team.
\nThe Chaussy family has grown organically for a long time, and since the 2012 vintage is fully certified.<\/p>\n
The wine is made with a base in approx. 70-year-old, low-yielding vine.
\nThe de-stemmed grapes become wine without the use of cultured yeast: they are given the starting aid of a ‘pied de cuv\u00e9e’ of natural yeast.
\nAfter a month’s maceration, it is stored for 16 months, mostly in concrete tanks but also in old oak barrels before bottling, which takes place without filtration.<\/p>\n
Grenache dominates the blend as a percentage, but the style is masculine and powerful via 40% mourv\u00e8dre; a wine with bushy eyebrows but at the same time also an elegance with floral fruitiness, \u00e0 la grecque olives, raw licorice, bakelite, bay leaves, lavender and a touch of raspberry. The taste is intense and full with youthful, gloomy fruit.<\/p>\n
Over time, both wildness and dark berry fruit diminish, which are instead replaced by mature nuances of leather and tobacco as the tannins release their grip – a process that takes place over approx. 10-30 years.<\/p>\n
95 points Jeb Dunnuck<\/p>\n
“This powerful, ripe, incredibly sexy beauty should be snatched up by readers. Blackcurrants, black cherries, ground herbs, graphite, and licorice notes all flow to a deep, full-bodied, rockingly textured base cuv\u00e9e that more than delivers the goods. Expansive, layered, and concentrated, it competes with most special cuv\u00e9es out there. It’s not for wimps. Drink this terrific wine over the coming decade.”<\/p>\n
94 points Wine Enthusiast Magazine<\/p>\n
92 points The Wine Cellar Insider<\/p>\n
“This remains one of the best bargains in Chateauneuf du Pape for character and quality today.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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