Mas de Boislauzon Côtes du Rhône Villages 2020

Alcohol: 14%

Grape(s): 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Mourvédre, 5% Carignan

Localization: Cotes du Rhone Villages, Rhone Valley, France

Tasting Notes: This vintage Côtes du Rhône Villages isn’t far off 2017, yet it’s perhaps even slightly more concentrated, offering more red and blue fruits, loads of peppery garrigue, and spicy aromatics to go with a medium to full-bodied, concentrated style on the palate. Displaying the vintage’s fresher, more focused character, with beautiful mid-palate depth, this is going to be another no-brainer Côtes du Rhône-Villages that will have 4-6 years of prime drinking.

The Domain: Mas de Boislauzon is a family-run estate in the southern Rhone focusing on Chateauneuf du Pape. Both white and red Chateauneuf du Pape are grown in addition to a special Cuvee, Le Quet, made mostly from very old Grenache vines.

Monique Chaussy runs the property along with her daughter Christine and son, winemaker, Daniel Chaussy. The family represents the sixth generation of wine growers in the area.