2021 Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge

Chateauneuf du Pape's red wines are not for the faint of heart. These are richly fruited, savory wines with plenty of heat. Serve this one at proper cellar temperature...15 minutes in the fridge. We have enjoyed this wintry red with lamb tagine and it's an inspiring pairing. 

The Bois de Boursan, founded in 1955 by Jean Versino (Jean-Paul’s father), is a ten-hectare domaine with the entirety of its vineyards situated within the confines of the village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Working all of the permitted thirteen cepages for the appellation, the Versino family manages twenty-seven separate parcels of vineyards. The average age of the vines is in excess of fifty years.

The domaine is worked organically without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Further, the vinification is traditional to its core: the grapes for the red are not destemmed, the cuvaison extends for at least three weeks and the elevage in wood of varying size and age is eighteen months or longer. The wines, both red and white, are ageworthy.