Domaine Bosquet des Papes Chante le Merle Vieilles Vignes, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France

博斯凱酒莊香緹梅樂老藤紅葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：11249

The top wine of the estate, and the only cuvee from this estate I was able to taste for this retrospective, the 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chante le Merle Vieilles Vignes is an old vines blend of 80% Grenache and 10% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre. Fermented with whole clusters and aged 12-18 months in a mix of foudres and demi-muids, it reveals a mature, complex bouquet of sweet cherries, figs, dried spice, licorice and hints of game. This is followed by a medium-bodied, balanced, slightly evolved Chateauneuf du Pape that has a solid core of sweet fruit and a great finish. I suspect it will evolve nicely going forward, but there’s no need to hold off.

The 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes is full-bodied and displays beautiful roasted herbs and meaty black cherry and currant notes with hints of earth, new saddle leather,and spice box. It is ripe, rich, and an overall outstanding wine to drink over the next 10-15 years. This is one of the appellation’s most consistent and brilliant producers of Chateauneuf du Pape, with an impressive record of consistency and high quality dating back well over the thirty years I have been tracking the wines of this appellation. They have been adding new cuvees, starting in 1990 with their Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes, and then their old vine Grenache cuvee, La Gloire de Mon Grandpere. In 2007 they added a new cuvee from very old vines of Grenache and Mourvedre on the plateau of Mont Redon called La Folie, which is aged in 100% new oak foudres. Importer: Christopher Cannan, Europvin; www.europvin.com