2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  12/7/2022 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  Commanderie des Costes du Rhone - Fall 2022 Intronization (Aquavit): We have the Vielle Vignes from this year and I've been wondering when it will come out of the dumb phase and I think that we're past it now. This was young, sweet, honey, fresh, a hint of oxidation. Not really the best vintage I don't think for the whites but definitely coming around.

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  8/1/2021 - dnicewicz wrote: 93 Points

  This was a fun ride. Agree with some comments that it takes ~30 mins to evolve but boy it does. Started out a bit saline and flat, then grew in structure and fattiness. Ripe apricots, beeswax, and a nuttiness that harmonizes nicely with the scant acidity. This is definitely not a wine for everyone, but I personally love northern Rhone whites and thought this was a real treat.

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  7/19/2021 - Collector1855 wrote: flawed

  Oxidized already. White CdP does not keep very long after all.

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  2/17/2019 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points

  Chateauneuf and Hermitage: Unlike previous bottles, this was not oxidized at all. It was in great shape, and typical of my expectation for the bottle. Quite spicy, with all kinds of complexity on the nose. The palate is equally interesting and acidic enough that it benefited from some food. I find these white Rhones to be incredibly interesting and slightly challenging for my palate.

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  2/17/2019 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points

  Monthly Tasting Group: Older CDP's and Northern Rhones (P.S. Steak, Mpls): Medium gold color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes plus. When these older CdP blancs are on, they really are exciting. This was one of those bottles, and it kept becoming even more expressive in glass over 30 minutes. Wonderful spice notes, white flowers, butterscotch, apricot, beeswax, tangerine, honeydew on the nose. The palate is rich, layered with awesome texture, more spices, apricot, hints of tangerine, lush and a little candied, still fresh and lively with a very long clean finish. Great bottle.

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