Jean & Jean Paul Versino Vin de France Cuvee Le Petit Oursan Blanc NV Vintage:Non Vintage Wine Insider

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This is a bonkers wine

a type of wine that came close to extinction during the Soviet era

aged sur lie in both tank and barrel (16-24 months in used barriques

Mouthwateringly fresh acidity keeps the whole thing bouncing along to a cheerful

Jean & Jean Paul Versino Vin de France Cuvee Le Petit Oursan Blanc NV Vintage:Non Vintage Wine InsiderJean Paul Versinos day job is running the Bois de Boursan Chateauneuf du Pape domaine, one of the best and oldest school wineries in the appellation. The hallmarks of the Boursan wines are complexity and restraint. No grape is picked after its time and even in warm vintages their wines have acidity. These attributes are just as true for the Petit Oursan wines they make. Just outside Chateauneuf, there is a curious vineyard in the village of Jonquieres