TNs: 2006 Mas de Boislauzon - Côtes du Rhône Villages (France, So. Rhone)

  • 2006 Mas de Boislauzon Côtes du Rhône Villages - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages (8/11/2009)
    – popped and poured –
    – tasted non-blind over a few hours –
    – 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Carignan and 10% Mourvedre –

NOSE: rather expressive and fresh-smelling bouquet, featuring blackberry and plum fruits, garrigue, and a hint of funk; the freshness kind of strikes me as what a black soil forest would smell like during a rain shower.

BODY: lots of fine particulate matter; dark color of medium-deep depth; medium-light to medium bodied.

TASTE: garrigue; spicy (slight touch of sandalwood); more earthy than fruity, but does give-up a light plum flavor; long finish; well-balanced, with slightly drying tannins and nice acidity – makes for a great food wine; not very complex, but an excellent baby-CdP type of CdR; consistent with prior bottles. Drink now - 2011.

B: 50, 5, 12, 17, 7 = (91 pts.)


NOSE: beautiful and complex bouquet of plum, fig, and leather; hints of funk, spice, brown sugar, and unburned clove cigarette.

BODY: superfine particulate matter suspended in the wine; purple-garnet color of medium-deep depth; medium or medium-light bodied.

TASTE: lots of figs and minerals and a hint of smoke — very nice acid here, although it did become too predominate on Days 2 and 3 as the tannins fell away; well-balanced on Day 1. Drink now - 5 years. this bottle was consistent with past bottles.


  • 2006 Mas de Boislauzon Côtes du Rhône Villages - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages (1/14/2009)
    – popped and poured –
    – tasted non-blind 3 hours after opening –
    – 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Carignan and 10% Mourvedre –

NOSE: niiiice! complex bouquet of sweet leather/meaty/stewed fruit (which I think plays very well here) funk; crushed sour cherry; fig; dates; very slight secondary hint of chocolate. Gorgeous bouquet.

BODY: superfine particulate matter is suspended in the wine (it was bottled unfiltered); garnet color of medium-deep depth; medium bodied.

TASTE: very well-balanced: juicy acidity is nicely set-off by appropriate tannins; prounounced minerality; cedary spice and fig round-out this earthy/dark-fruited CdR; medium-length finish (30 - 40 sec.); certainly not a medium or long-term ager, but I’d expect this to drink nicely over the next 5 years or so. Purchased for $16 … will be buying more at that price point. Excellent CdR with a Classic So. Rhone profile. Excellent, tasty, gorgeous! This producer has never disappointed me, and is quickly moving up my personal ranking of So. Rhone producers.

B: 50, 5, 13, 16, 7 = (91 pts.)

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