Domaine Bois de Boursan VdF Cuvee Le Petit Oursan NV CRV Tinta Amarela and Bastardo

Tinta Amarela and Bastardo

Floral and peppery

this wine is vinified using the saignée method to extract vibrant color and intensity

A beautiful Clairin that shows banana

The lengthy ageing process

Domaine Bois de Boursan VdF Cuvee Le Petit Oursan NV CRV Tinta Amarela and BastardoDomaine Bois de Boursan is a benchmark old school Chateauneuf du Pape estate, run by Jean Paul Versino across parcels averaging over fifty years of vine age. Le Petit Oursan is his clever entry level cuvee, a play on 'ours' (bear) and the family name. It draws from younger vines outside Chateauneuf near Jonquieres plus some declassified Chateauneuf fruit, blending Grenache with a substantial portion of Merlot and some Syrah. Raised partly in steel,