Domaine Bois de Boursan VdF Cuvee Le Petit Oursan NV SF Chronicle - Past Pick A rare and very cool

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

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

grown on the estate's gravelly slopes above the Ebro and aged patiently in oak — classic

5% alc by vol

Domaine Bois de Boursan VdF Cuvee Le Petit Oursan NV SF Chronicle - Past Pick A rare and very coolDomaine 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,