Louis Boillot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Prulieres 2017 LOIRE LUXE The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape

The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (80% Grenache

Merlot and Malbec are aged 21 months in (50% new) French oak

It’s not too dissimilar to the 2003 early in its life) with its exotic

Much tighter in the mouth than the Chambolle villages but already wonderfully suave and perfumed

we serve it to our kids on special occasions and it's a massive hit with them and their pals

Louis Boillot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Prulieres 2017 LOIRE LUXE The 2009 Chateauneuf du PapeImporter's note; Nuits Saint Georges has a reputation for robust wines with coarse tannins, but there are plenty of exceptions to the rule. Take Pierre Boillots Les Pruliers, which is quite the oppositeits floral, finessed, and delicately detailed, thanks to vines that are more than a century old, planted in 1911. In its youth, budding aromatics of rose and black cherry stand out, but over time, it will mature into a woodsy, truffled beauty with a