1985 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red Rhone Blend
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View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
(Châteauneuf du Pape- Château de Beaucastel) Login and sign up and see review text.
Nov/Dec 2008, Issue #18, Château de Beaucastel: One of Châteauneuf’s Greatest Estates
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By Jeb Dunnuck
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Bonus Reviews, 12/27/2007, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)
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By Chris Kissack
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August 2001, (See more on Winedoctor...)
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricked medium red violet color with light, floating sediment; mature, lifted, spice, nutmeg, chocolate hazelnut pudding nose; mature, rich and flavorful, baked berry, plum, licorice palate; medium-plus finish
1/10/2014, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricked medium dark red violet color; light brett, savory, tart baked plum, light smoke nose; tasty, sweet tobacco, light brett, ginger cake palate; long finish 96+ points
10/28/2012, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking medium dark red violet color; a little stewy, roasted plum, anise, oak, garrigue nose; mature, roasted fruit, garrigue, anise palate, a rather chunky version of the '85 Beau; medium-plus finish
8/13/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Slightly bricking medium red color with pale meniscus; mature, beef gravy, lamb gravy nose; mature, but solid, tart cherry, tart red fruit, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
9/21/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricked medium dark red violet color with clear meniscus; leather, tobacco, touch of barnyard, garrigue nose; tasty, youthful, garrigue, cherry, tobacco, mineral, licorice palate; medium-plus finish (group's WOTF)
6/28/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) A little iodine and leather on nose; very tasty, mature, with tart red fruit, leather, balsamic notes, and firm tannins still; long finish 94+ pts.
11/17/2006, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1985
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau de Beaucastel
- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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- UPC/EAN Code089419212006, 089419212068, 089419214062, 633135052103, 633135142101
1/14/2024 - EngrTech Likes this wine: 95 Points
Medium garnet in color, virtually no bricking. Notes of tart cherries, pomegranate with plenty of fruit left, earthy, forest floor. Medium acidity, medium tannins. Very long tart finish. A lovely wine for sure.
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7/1/2023 - Wine Canuck wrote: 96 Points
An Epic Summer Wine Weekend - Year 2; 6/30/2023-7/2/2023 (Muskoka, Ontario, Canada): [Tasted Single Blind] This pours light garnet in the glass with light bricking. The nose is lifted and complex showing seaweed, sea spray, granite, pomegranite, strawberry, animal fur, and dried light cherry. The palate is lovely, entering on lifted red and citrus fruit yet is still somewhat structured with medium minus tannin and medium acid, especially compared to the 1980 earlier this evening. The finish is just lovely and long with gorgeous savory saline and seaweed elements. Really spectacular showing.
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9/30/2022 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 95 Points
Horse saddle, red fruit, mushrooms, forest floor, strawberry, slightly musty, and sweat notes on the nose. Good acidity and balance with tart cherries, red fruit, and more forest notes on the palate. Nice finish. Very good and fully mature right now. This continued to improve with air and although I slightly preferred a bottle opened a few months ago, this got very close after an hour or so in the glass.
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8/13/2022 - lars1014 Likes this wine:
Profoundly good with an intact bottle
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12/6/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Intronizzation Night for Rhone (Lafayette): Not so detailed notes as this was drunk during the ceremony but it's in a lovely spot right now. Surprised honestly at the age although there is a certain lightness which might have been the winemaking of the time or might be the wine settling down a bit that isn't always in these. Going strong.
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