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| | Vintage | 2009 |  Label 120 of 1910 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château de Beaucastel (web) | | Variety | Red Rhone Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Rhône | | SubRegion | Southern Rhône | | Appellation | Châteauneuf-du-Pape | | UPC Code(s) | 0089419214116, 080419211099, 089419211092, 089419212013, 089419212037, 089419212068, 089419212075, 089419212082, 089419212099, 089419212105, 089419212129, 089419212990, 089419214062, 3488421009043, 3700208310211, 4000137615463, 4000151468977, 5647477000871, 633135052103, 633135092109, 633135092420, 633135094103, 633135096909, 633135132102, 633135142101 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.6 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 559 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by hessejames on 4/21/2024: Although decanted for 3 hours very disappointed. Totally closed at the moment. High acidity and tannins. Lacking any aroma. We agreed to the potential this wine has but not for the next 1- 2 years.
I had a bottle 2 years ago and it was muuuch better. (1778 views) | | | Tasted by Darbus123 on 4/19/2024 & rated 93 points: Not decanted which was an error as to me this needs air or another few years. The material is clearly there. (1658 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 4/17/2024: In a nice place right now. Generous of red berry fruits. Some licorice and spice too. Full and fleshy, very ripe. Some pepper and grip to the finish. (1830 views) | | | Tasted by Wino133 on 4/9/2024 & rated 94 points: Pretty decent. In a weird spot where its coming towards prime, no tertiary yet, and a little shut down - decanted for an hour made a big difference to expressiveness in the body. (2202 views) | | | Tasted by Plabella on 4/8/2024 & rated 95 points: This wine never fails to disappoint.! (2121 views) | | | Tasted by brianofthevine on 4/6/2024 & rated 93 points: 15-years old and in such a great drinking window right now. Black raspberry, dark plum, and black cherry fruit up front. Notes of savory herbs, dried fig, prunes, spice, red licorice, and earth. Still has some good acidity and tannins with a great long finish. So good right now but no rush...fantastic vintage for CdP. (1799 views) | | | Tasted by La Grappe on 4/3/2024 & rated 93 points: Dark, concentrated, smoky, blackberry and black cherry fruit, starting to show more mature notes, intense and long. A fine example which is still improving. Probably needs 3 to 5 years to reach its peak. (1421 views) | | | Tasted by unrelenting on 3/31/2024 & rated 94 points: Still very tight with plenty of potential. Do not try until 2029 at the earliest, if you like a mature profile. (1988 views) | | | Tasted by Widen Winery on 3/29/2024: Geniessen Sie diesen Wein zu Entrecôte Café de Paris, Kalbsbäckchen, Chateaubriand, Tournedos Rossini oder Lammkeule mit Rosmarinjus. Ebenso passend zu dunklen Fleischsorten wie Rindsschmorbraten, Lammfleisch und Wildgerichten. (1743 views) | | | Tasted by PB wino on 3/18/2024: Drinking well, pnp. Still hints of cherry, bramble, and earth. (2288 views) | | | Tasted by Jonny d on 2/26/2024 & rated 93 points: From a half bottle. Brief decant with an aerator. Beautiful ruby in the glass. Raspberries, raspberries, raspberries on the nose with a slight whiff of alcohol. After 30 minutes, nose transitioned into something a bit more smoky. Raspberries on the palate with a medium finish. Tannins very muted at this point, balancing nicely with a bit of acidity. Still fresh. Will sample tomorrow to observe changes. (2642 views) | | | Tasted by CondorKhan on 2/24/2024 & rated 95 points: Decanted for 45 minutes
First impression is the powerful aroma... violets and Concord grape jelly, seriously powerful and intoxicating. The palate is silky, with smooth, resolved tannins, full of dark cherry and licorice. Body is medium. Finish has still some juicy acidity. After the decant, the wine is generous and open, delivering maximum flavor.
Initially paired with a muliticourse menu with truffle risotto and wild boar belly with polenta.
On the second day, plum notes are starting to show up and the acidity starts to slowly fade.
Superb. (2431 views) | | | Tasted by La Grappe on 2/8/2024 & rated 93 points: This took a while to open up, but once it did it was full, rich and complex, with spicy, dark fruit, slightly sweet, and with good length. A fine bottle. (2718 views) | | | Tasted by Swintonblade on 2/7/2024 & rated 96 points: Huge open nose, amazing spot right now to drink, still nice structure and tannins but great spice and sweet fruit there and very long! (2616 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 1/17/2024 & rated 94 points: Similar to prior notes after a 2 hour double decant; delicious, drink or hold, no rush (3280 views) | | | Tasted by Slics on 1/15/2024 & rated 90 points: Good with red fruits. Some secondary and pale adding tannin. Lacked the complexity of other vintages I’ve tried though. (3177 views) | | | Tasted by ChateauDutremble on 1/6/2024 & rated 94 points: Nez ouvert de fruits rouges et noirs mûrs...même confits...d'épices, de fines herbes grillées...très beau ! Ample, rond, fondu, fruité...mûr, avec des tannins fins...umami, harmonieux et prêt à boire. Savoureux et sapide...un vin charmeur. Finale moyenne à longue sur des notes de chocolat noir et de poivre. Délicieux ! 94++ (3304 views) | | | Tasted by lkilpio on 1/1/2024 & rated 97 points: This wine has aged and evolved in a very graceful way, and the wine seems to be in a perfect phase at the moment. The tannins have fully resolved and integrated, so the wine feels soft on the palate. However, there is still plenty of fruit left as well, and the wine leaves both a delicate, rich and intensive impression. The wine is displaying lovely notes of plum, dark cherry, other dark berries, blueberry, herbs and tobacco. All the components are wonderfully balanced and integrated with each other. Unlike with some other aged Châteauneuf-du-Papes, or also the recently tasted vintage 2011 of this wine, there is not any burnt or cooked taste at all, but the wine and its fruit still feels and tastes fresh. (3226 views) | | | Tasted by Lion's Share on 12/22/2023 & rated 98 points: This wine may be at its peak. The nose is abundantly fragrant with black cherry, blueberry, old leather. The mouthfeel is silky smooth. There is still plenty of freshness. I scored it 96 points in 2015. It's an easy 98+ today. (2741 views) | | | Tasted by Honest Horse on 12/16/2023 & rated 90 points: Nose: floral, tar, black cherry, orange peel, stewed fruit, cedar
Palate: peppery plum and stewed fruit, leather, fennel, coffee
ALERT: DON’T BE A LEMMING. This is muted and boring AF if you PnP or decant 30 minutes. Maybe it was a pretty caterpillar to all those saying short decant, but who doesn’t prefer the butterfly? You will absolutely miss out on its best attributes without say 2.5 hours decant.
Popular wine so no need to rehash things. These 09s are a bit sus, because as much as they were well regarded, the whole no rain, low yield, hot and dry might have actually pushed them a little far into dried fruit dustiness and away from a juicier built-to-last vintage.
That said, I found this excellent, maybe slightly muted, just terse and dusty on the finish, but overall harmonious and drinking well now and for another decade, although the fruit won’t last.
It’s always hard to beat these at the price point. Beaucastel really doesn’t miss. Would score higher if the vintage hadn't cooked the fruit so much. (2636 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_Poobah on 12/16/2023 & rated 93 points: Sweet and ripe with a hint of spice. Deep and complex flavor with lots of black and red fruit. Rich. Velvety smooth texture. Drinking well now, but no rush. (2384 views) | | | Tasted by WindFlyer on 11/25/2023 & rated 94 points: new and aged Rhones: dark ruby with garnet rim and opaque core. aromatic nose of violet, lavender and rose petals mingling with the dark cherry, red berries and bouquet garni. full and juicy in the mouth, fruit flavours glide over polished tannins. notes of earth, meat and leather add depth and give the black fruit a somewhat savoury, macerated feel that is accented by peppery spice. long persistence.
this bottle was showing remarkably well… and likely to hold for a handful of years still.
14.5% AbV; 30% Grenache/ 30% Mourvèdre/ 10% Syrah/ 10% Cunoise/ 5% Cinsault/ and 15% a smattering of the other allowed varietals (including whites); each was harvested and vinified separately; the final blended wine aged in foudres for a year. (2569 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 11/23/2023: Supper at Noi (Noi Restaurant, Petersham): This bottle performed considerably better (perhaps it was the company?) than last nights. Dark hued fruits had a sense of generosity, savoury spice, baked earth but not overtly overripe. Plenty of grip on the mid palate felt more grape than wood derived. Yum. (3391 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 11/22/2023: First Wednesday Wine Club Rhone Dinner (One Penny Red, Summer Hill): Fruit tea, black hued fruit with a savoury underpin, sweet red berry fruit with agitation, smells quite hard. Juicy, fleshy, garrigue, dark and red fruit; quite hard, talc textured tannins. (2301 views) | | | Tasted by richard.presser on 11/16/2023 & rated 92 points: Minor sediment. Medium red.
Restrained nose on opening, builds a little but still restrained after 90 minutes. Some funkiness.
Rich, complex, long, red fruited flavours. Initial acid balanced out with food. Wonderful complexity. Has possibly decades ahead of it. Surprisingly little devt at 14 yo. A wonderful example of Beaucastel. (3021 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019 & 2009: panel tasting results (3/1/2022)
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JancisRobinson.com (10/10/2018)
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WineAlign (11/23/2011)
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Vinous, March/April 2011, IWC Issue #155
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| Château de Beaucastel Producer website - Read more about Beaucastel
| An interesting podcast interview with Marc Perrin |
The Wine Doctor on Chateau Beaucastel |
Perrin & Fils Blog on Chateau Beaucastel2009 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-PapeNB - The auction values listed with this wine are legitimate data. We are aware that they are significantly above current retail.
30% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 5% Cinsault, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise the remaining 15% is Terret Noir, Picpoul, Picardin, Vaccarese, Muscardin, Clairette, Bourboulenc, RoussanneRed Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Southern Rhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Southern Rhone Valley
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation - Read more about Chateauneuf du Pape
Another site on this appellation
Vineyards on weinlagen-info
"As I have written many times in the past, the sweet spot for drinking Châteauneuf du Papes is usually the first 5-6 years after the vintage. Then they seem to go through an adolescent, awkward, and sometimes dormant stage, only to re-emerge around year 10-12, where the majority of wines are often fully mature. The best of them will continue to hold on to life (but rarely improving) beyond 15-20 years. It is only the exceptional Châteauneuf du Papes that will evolve for 20-25+ years, and those are indeed a rarity. However, things may be improving dramatically in terms of the longevity of Châteauneuf du Pape, although Grenache-dominated wines, the vast majority of wines produced in the appellation, are wines that do not have the polyphenol (extract and tannin) content of top Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, or Syrah-based wines. Nevertheless, the younger generation in Châteauneuf du Pape has taken seriously the farming in the vineyards. There are more organic and biodynamically run vineyards here than in any other appellation of France. The yields, which were already low, are even lower today (20-35 hectoliters per hectare), and of course, the proliferation of top luxury and/or old-vine cuvées gives a significant boost to the number of wines that will evolve past 25 or 30 years. The advantage of these wines is their broad window of drinkability." - Robert Parker
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