This is in the zone. It won't get any better. All tertiary tasting notes now. Wine has faded to a beautiful looking translucent ruby-brown color. Amazing mouth feel. Medium plus finish. Lots of leather. Just lovely.
Roast top sirloin tonight.
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Decanted for 30 minutes from a 750 ML bottle. Mature, complex, and subtle. Pairs well with lamb chops. More refined than the Beaucastels of the 80s, which may appeal to some but not to others. The smell and taste profile include red fruits with forest floor and other subtle earthy elements. Not likely to improve IMO.
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Another disappointing 2007 CDP and sadly this is one of my favorite wineries. This wine is plummy, over extracted, yet thin, tannic and the finish is a bit harsh.
Flawed bottle? Notes of rum pot and baked notes, port-like, alcohol very dominant, disappointing. Hope it was a defective bottle, because I have two bottles left…
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(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) 1st bottle - dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; somewhat stewed, ripe berry, plum nose with a green note; tight, ripe berry, mineral, garrigue, spicy, not fully integrated; medium-plus finish 91 pts.
2nd bottle - dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; tart plum, baked plum, mineral, black fruit nose; berry, oak spice, plum, black fruit palate, more integrated than first (which may have been suffering from bottle shock?); medium-plus finish 93 pts.
(BEAUCASTEL rouge) 2007 Beaucastel Dear Friends, Of what I've tasted from the Rhone in 2007, the potential for this wine is about as high as any vintage since 1978 - it's longevity may eclipse the 1990 and the 1989 and the world-wide demand for it is so much stronger than it was at the release of either of those years. That adds up to a scarce commodity and the 2007 is going to be highly sought after. Back in 1990, you didn't have the Chinese, tax-free Hong Kong and Russian markets (not to mention areas of South America) and (in addition) a much broader awareness of this wine in the US with a new CdP hungry class that has turned to the Rhone after tiring of and casting aside Shiraz, Napa Cabernet and even expensive Bordeaux - it all adds up to a market that is going to be squeezed beyond belief (Parker's 2007 vintage comments have not helped - I will refrain from re-printing them as I'm sure you've read them ad-nauseum by many merchants attempting to peddle 2007 wine - the reviews speak for themselves). Simple supply/demand economics dictates that this wine should increase in value and, from a collectable nature, it's a fairly strong bet (it wouldn't shock me if were talking about the 2007 Beaucastel at this time next year as a contender for many 2009 #1 spots). With that in mind... I will make this clear - my guess is that you will certainly find this cheaper elsewhere (but act quickly when you see it). I would expect prices in the $65-69 range from other reputable merchants - try Daniel Posner at Grapes, Basins, Binny's, Wine Library, Sam's or Premier Cru (although grey marketers are going to have a pickle this year as Vineyard Brands has clamped down on the grey marketing of this wine by a strong margin over the 2005 and 2006 - there will be very little in the grey market pipeline). You can also try direct importing the wine out of the UK at the $50-55 level but I know allocations in the UK are so tight on the rouge (you will find dozens of listings for the 2007 blanc) that few (if any) merchants are even willing to list the wine. While I cannot offer you the lowest price, I can offer you guaranteed provenance - the best available. If your intention is to cellar the wine, that should be worth something. The reviews of this wine have (so far) been stellar - you can check the various sources. THIS PARCEL IS NOT VIA THE GREY MARKET - it is a pristine lot as direct from the source as possible VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED as a painfully concentrated, organic expression of one of the great vintages of our generation: 2007 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape (rouge) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Rhone7511
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3/16/2024 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 93 Points
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This is in the zone. It won't get any better. All tertiary tasting notes now.
Wine has faded to a beautiful looking translucent ruby-brown color.
Amazing mouth feel. Medium plus finish. Lots of leather. Just lovely.
Roast top sirloin tonight.
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3/9/2024 - Winer1956 wrote: 92 Points
Decanted for 30 minutes from a 750 ML bottle. Mature, complex, and subtle. Pairs well with lamb chops. More refined than the Beaucastels of the 80s, which may appeal to some but not to others. The smell and taste profile include red fruits with forest floor and other subtle earthy elements.
Not likely to improve IMO.
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2/17/2024 - whitmanlholt wrote: flawed
Corked! Not the worst tainted bottle I've had, but clearly present. Dumped the bottle down the drain. Bummer.
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2/16/2024 - NY Wino Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Another disappointing 2007 CDP and sadly this is one of my favorite wineries. This wine is plummy, over extracted, yet thin, tannic and the finish is a bit harsh.
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2/16/2024 - KL1975 wrote: flawed
Flawed bottle? Notes of rum pot and baked notes, port-like, alcohol very dominant, disappointing. Hope it was a defective bottle, because I have two bottles left…
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