Piane, Boca Vintage:2008 the 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape

the 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Etienne Gonnet comes mostly from the La Crau lieu-dit and was aged 18 months in 1-year-old barrels

this red offers cherry

toasted coffee beans

This is the central part of the cru

This is also quite elegant with its cool and pure nose of red berry

Piane, Boca Vintage:2008 the 2005 Châteauneuf du PapeThe Le Piane 2008 Boca is absolutely radiant. This is a stellar edition that is shining at this moment in time. The spring and summer seasons were cooler than average, and a violent hailstorm in July cut grape production down by half. The harvest came late (on October 28th), but extreme care was required to painstakingly eliminate the dried out and hail damaged berries. This was an extremely labor intensive vintage, and the results show full