The complex and classy nose of this wine is typical of wines from the best terroirs of Grenache on rolled-pebbles (where their old vines are planted). This is a full bodied and elegant wine with intense aromas of candied red fruits combined with a hint of soft licorice on the nose, fresh chili pepper and roasted notes. It is well-balanced on the palate with sweet notes and a nice minerality. It offers preserve fruits flavors with mineral and spicy notes. The tannins are silky. The finish is long and smooth. This is a great wine with character.
95% Grenache, and 12 other Rhone Varieties
History of the Estate
In the old times the Boisson family had two jobs at once: they were both wine-makers and black-smiths. The name of their estate comes from this second profession, because the nails used to fix the shoe under the horse's foot are called, in our regional language, "caboche". At the time the word became the nickname for the Boisson family. A long time before all this, their vineyard belonged to the Chambellan family. In 1777, the Boisson's ancestor, Jean-Louis Boisson married Elisabeth Chambellan and so became vine-growers in Chauteauneuf du Pape. Since then, many parcels have remained in the family, and the vines there are now are over 100 years old and produce outstanding wine. The oldest parcel was planted in 1906. As a tribute and thanks to Elisabeth, we are today vine-growers from father to son and daughter.