Domaine Bois de Boursan VdF Cuvee Le Petit Oursan NV SF Chronicle - Past Pick and unlike the Pinot-dominant house

and unlike the Pinot-dominant house style it leans hard on Chardonnay

A rare and very cool magnum this comes direct from Veuve Clicquot cellar

That’s how our tiny island community enjoys it

earth and spice driven rye

and this Barbera was the project's debut bottling -- we were more than a bit impressed

Domaine Bois de Boursan VdF Cuvee Le Petit Oursan NV SF Chronicle - Past Pick and unlike the Pinot-dominant houseDomaine 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,