Beauregard Vintage:2008 with sweet apricot fruit nicely

with sweet apricot fruit nicely balanced by ripe but understated acidity

it was labeled as their traditional Chateauneuf du Pape up until 2005

intense and concentrated big-bodied flavors also exhibit the same very fine tannins as the rest of the range with a hugely long finish that is less austere than is typical

this is how they explain it

Beauregard Vintage:2008 with sweet apricot fruit nicelyRicher in terms of aromatics and texture than the 2007, a more layered, gourmet take on Pomerol. I like this very much, shows a more plush but still refined and balanced form of Beauregard. Good stuff. Fairly high oak in these years, up to 85%, but at the 12 year mark it has softened.