90 -92 points,

Rhone Report, The, September 2011

Showing more fruit and depth than the '09, the 2010 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape, same blend and elevage as the '09, shows loads of crunchy black fruits, earth, mineral, mint, and leather on the nose. This flows to a medium to full-bodied Châteauneuf-du-Pape that has a concentrated, structured feel and plenty of length. Give bottles 2-4 years of bottle age, and then drink over the following decade.

91 -93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2011

The opaque ruby/purple color offers up a nose of black raspberries, kirsch and some licorice, sandalwood and roasted herbs. It is full-bodied, with impressive purity, freshness and definition, and the great intensity of fruit sets it apart from other top vintages. It should drink well for 15 or more years.

91 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, February 2013

Saturated ruby. Blackberry, cherry and lavender on the intensely perfumed, spicy nose and in the mouth. Deep and expansive, with impressive back-end punch and slow-building smokiness. The spice and floral notes carry through a long, sweet, gently tannic finish. Decant this one if you can't resist opening a bottle now.

93 points,

Wine Spectator, October 2012

A broad, gutsy style, with bittersweet cocoa and Turkish coffee notes leading the way for an immense yet still tightly wound core of blackberry, fig paste and steeped black currant fruit. The tar-coated finish has heft, but also serious cut. Best from 2014 through 2028. 3,000 cases made. -JM

About Winery

The proprietors of a reasonably large estate of nearly 70 acres, with parcels spread throughout Chateauneuf du Pape, the Boiron family has long been a fixture in the appellation, dating at least as far back as the mid-1800s . Nicolas Boiron, who is running the estate now, is certainly a bigger than life character, both literally and figuratively. He is possibly the tallest vigneron in the southern Rhone. His property is a wonderful source of traditional Chateauneuf du Papes that are consistently well-made and among the best-known of the appellation. Their 2009s are all strong efforts, and their 2010s, to my taste, are the greatest wines they have produced since 1990, even eclipsing their success in the sensational vintage of 2007. The 2010s are probably the finest wines Nicolas Boiron has yet made, equal to the success they had in 1990, and eclipsing the wondrous vintage of 2007.-Robert Parker

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