2005 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Tasting Note
finediningnyc Likes this wine:
94 Points
Friday, August 14, 2020 - Rich and concentrated showing excellent depth and complexity along with mid-palate intensity. A superb vintage for Beaucastel and CDP. Kirsch cherries, black raspberry liquor, damp earth, red flowers and balanced acidity. Finishes with excellent length while tannins continue to retain grip and firmness. Lots of life left but drinking beautifully now. 90 min decant minimum. I’d say similar to 95 and 98 for them in terms of structure and age-ability.
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Comment posted by walkerjfw:
9/11/2020 2:39:00 PM - I am serving this from a 3L at a party tomorrow. Did you decant at all? If so any observations on how long the wine took to open?
Comment posted by finediningnyc:
9/11/2020 3:16:00 PM - @walkerjfw I’d decant 2 hours. 2005 has big structure. The wine showed best on final sips and that was with 90 min decant and then about 1 hour to drink. So I’d decent 2 hours minimum, especially with large format.
Comment posted by walkerjfw:
9/12/2020 12:49:00 PM - Thanks for the guidance! Looking forward to sharing the wine with friends - first time with this particular vintage
Comment posted by finediningnyc:
9/12/2020 12:52:00 PM - @walkerjfw Cheers!