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Domaine de Beaurenard

By Josh Raynolds - Jan/Feb 2007

2005 Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf du Pape	89-92
Dark ruby. Sexy aromas of red and dark berries and spicy oak. Fleshy and sweet, with strong raspberry and blackberry flavors, gentle tannins and a long, suave finish. A real crowd-pleaser.
2005 Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Boisrenard	93-96
Saturated ruby. Deeply floral nose offers spicy strawberry and raspberry complicated by rose and lavender. Round and creamy in the mouth, displaying wonderfully fresh, sweet red berry flavors and silky tannins. The finish is impressively long and throws off an array of red fruit and exotic spice notes.
2004 Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf du Pape	89
($42) Bright red. Smoky red fruit aromas are complicated by espresso and chocolate. Fresh and precise, with bitter cherry and anise flavors supported by firm tannins. Bright, persistent finishing flavor of tangy redcurrant.
2004 Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Boisrenard	90
($76) Dense ruby. Explosive cherry and spicy oak aromas, with licorice and vanilla accents. Broad, deep and sweet, with a candied quality to the dark fruit flavors. Weighty and sweet on the finish, with a repeating oak spice component and a lush impression of kirsch This has great fruit but I wonder what it would be like without so much oak? (New Castle Imports, Myrtle Beach, SC)