(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking light medium red color with pale meniscus; sexy, lavender, brett, bramble, lamb jus, smoke and roasted meat nose; tasty, brett, tart red fruit, bramble, horseradish, pepper and mushroom palate; medium-plus finish 95+ pts.
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) From magnum - medium cherry red color with clarity and pale meniscus; gorgeous garrigue, liquid pepper, smokehouse smoke nose; great, youthful tart cherry, garrigue and white pepper palate, with depth and soul; medium-plus finish 96+ pts.
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Group's #3 (my #6) – 68 pts; 2, 1, 2, 1 – Lightest in color of the bunch, light medium red with pale meniscus; funky, barnyard and tart plum nose; tasty, tart plum, garrigue and mineral palate; medium finish 92+ pts.
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Sweet cherry, baked cherry and vanilla nose; deep, tasty and youthful tart cherry and strawberry palate; medium-plus finish
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Dark brick red color with pale meniscus; gorgeous, mature, truffle nose; very tasty, wonderful mature CdP, with tart lamb jus and plum; medium-plus finish (WOTF)
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Slightly cloudy garnet red color; slightly horsy nose, with mushroom, borscht, autumn leaves and herbs; tasty, wonderful, elegant kirsch fruit; long finish 96+ pts (4 votes, including mine, for WOTF)
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Lovely cherry, and Kirsch nose; gorgeous, rich, cherry, plum, black fruit, beef and fig palate; long finish
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking very dark red violet color; mature, dried berry, dried cherry, baked cherry, anise, spice nose; rich, tasty, mature, dried berry, dried cherry, baked cherry, licorice palate with less acidity than the 1989; medium-plus finish 94+ points10/30/2015, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricked medium red violet color; mature, licorice, dried berry, talc, raspberry preserves, brett nose; mature, tasty, raspberry jam, dried berry, anise, garrigue palate; long finish 94+ points2/7/2014, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Group's #2 (my #3) – 80 pts.; 4, 2, 3, 2 - bricking medium red violet color with thin clear meniscus; ethereal, sweet smoke, dried cherry, dried berry, spice box nose; tasty, ripe, hedonistic, dried berry, tart chocolate, charcoal, sweet tobacco palate; medium-plus finish 95+ points (easily guessed it as '90 Beau in this blindtasting)2/1/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking light medium red color with pale meniscus; sexy, lavender, brett, bramble, lamb jus, smoke and roasted meat nose; tasty, brett, tart red fruit, bramble, horseradish, pepper and mushroom palate; medium-plus finish 95+ pts.3/20/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) From magnum - medium cherry red color with clarity and pale meniscus; gorgeous garrigue, liquid pepper, smokehouse smoke nose; great, youthful tart cherry, garrigue and white pepper palate, with depth and soul; medium-plus finish 96+ pts.12/12/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Group's #3 (my #6) – 68 pts; 2, 1, 2, 1 – Lightest in color of the bunch, light medium red with pale meniscus; funky, barnyard and tart plum nose; tasty, tart plum, garrigue and mineral palate; medium finish 92+ pts.11/25/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Sweet cherry, baked cherry and vanilla nose; deep, tasty and youthful tart cherry and strawberry palate; medium-plus finish6/12/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Dark brick red color with pale meniscus; gorgeous, mature, truffle nose; very tasty, wonderful mature CdP, with tart lamb jus and plum; medium-plus finish (WOTF)2/8/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Slightly cloudy garnet red color; slightly horsy nose, with mushroom, borscht, autumn leaves and herbs; tasty, wonderful, elegant kirsch fruit; long finish 96+ pts (4 votes, including mine, for WOTF)9/19/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Lovely cherry, and Kirsch nose; gorgeous, rich, cherry, plum, black fruit, beef and fig palate; long finish4/17/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 97 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Black fruit, caramel nose; lovely, very expressive and developed, meaty, beefy palate; long finish4/30/2004, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Mature, cherry, caramel nose; tasty, mature, eucalyptus, strawberry, cherry, borscht palate; medium finish3/5/2004, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points