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Daniel and I spent formative years at Tribeca Grill across the 2010s, i.e. at the height of that program’s Rhône Valley dominance. It was simply normal to open 20 unique CDPS in a single evening and, though more noteworthy, reaching 40 or more was hardly exceptional.
Well priced, mature wines from ageworthy producers carried an understandable premium. Mas de Boislauzon became our reflexive answer to the question: what’s drinking great, and around or below $100?
The domaine’s vineyards are in the northernmost portion of the appellation and yield a distinctly ‘northerly’ style of CDP. Juicy-ripe rather than roasted-ripe fruit is the Boislauzon tell. You know how certain of the region’s wines evoke pie filling / jam / preserves more than vine-ripened fruit? Not these! Orderly fruit and controlled ripeness leave expressive space for grilled herbs and a distinct crushed rock-like minerality, features that find these wines even in extreme growing seasons.
I nominate Boislauzon as the strongest value in CDP but come closer to insisting upon its larger distinction as the region's most ageworthy sub-$75 example. The 1996 shows the way, subtle and silky and long, and the 2013 is à point in that vintage’s firmer, mid-weight mode. 2006 has long been a personal favorite and continues to perform beautifully.
Cheers,
Jason
