2019 Domaine Bosquet des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape A la Gloire de Mon Grand-Pere

‘This 2019 is packed, featuring juicy and energetic raspberry, blackberry and dark plum pate de fruit flavors wrapped in licorice root, black tea, singed juniper and incense notes. Everything knits tightly through the finish, with the underlying freshness extending to a lengthy finish as the juniper note leaves a mouthwatering echo. Serious, old school style.’ 96pts Wine Spectator
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​The famous Domaine, Bosquet des Pape has a history dating back to 1860 when August Chauvet who had ten hectares of vines decided to enter his wine in the Paris Wine Show of 1900. When Chauvet returned to the southern Rhône with a gold medal, he hung it in the family dining room — something that would never be lost on his daughter, Juliette. Juliettes went on to marry Gabriel Meffre who went on to be one of the leading dynamic figures of the Southern Rhone. Today winemaker Julien Bréchet (Gabriel Meffre’s grandson) works side by side with Robert Parker’s Winemaker of the Year, consulting enologist Philippe Cambie. Cambie has made more 100pt Parker Chateauneufs than any other winemaker. Cambie unfortunately passed recently.

Today we have one of Bousquets special bottling and is a special tribute to his Grandfather. The 2019 Domaine Bosquet des Papes, Châteauneuf-du-Pape A la Gloire de Mon Grand-Père is a spectacular wine receiving huge 96pts by both the Wine Spectator and Jeb Dunnuck. 2019 is also a 95pts Vintage by Robert Parker’s WA. The wine is made by their older vines all 50 years plus resulting in superb concentration and depth and can be enjoyed over the next 20 years. This is a Chateauneuf of the highest order from a great house in an excellent vintage. Wait till you taste it.