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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 35 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 3/1/2024 & rated 93 points: Gereiftes Gelb-Orange. Die Nase ist weit entwickelt, zeigt deutliche Alterstöne, eine reife Frucht, Quitte und Apfel-Tarte, ein Hauch von Caramel, dahinter eine steinige Frische. Im Gaumen dicht, sehr konzentriert, ungemein dichte und klare Frucht, getragen von einer milden Säure. Im Abgang salzig, malzig, lang und ausgewogen. Eindrücklich, jedoch nicht einfach zu verstehen. 93 vvPunkte (369 views) | | | Tasted by kenarn on 11/14/2023: Aphotic with Arden and Meredith (656 views) | | | Tasted by Mario17 on 4/20/2023 & rated 87 points: Couleur prononcée, fruit jaune au nez, un peu oxydatif et exotique au nez, un leu trop en fait. Acidité en retrait, riche sans excès par contre, j’avais bu il y a quelques années et abais beaucoup mieux aimé. 86-87
A little too oxydative for my taste, low acidity, dark colour, shouldn’t be that old that fast. (1113 views) | | | Tasted by dcwino on 6/29/2022 & rated 92 points: Mostly CDP dinner (The Capital Grille at Tysons corner, VA): Slightly subdued nose displaying very ripe concentrated dry yellow fruit, apricot, dry peach, mango, caramel, honey and sweet spices. Exceptional concentration, slightly coiled concentrated ripe yellow fruit, 10W40, rich, deeply toned, medium acidity and mineral. This is incredibly ripe, dense and rich. For my palate, a bit heavy and cloying. (2488 views) | | | Tasted by Song103 on 6/14/2022 & rated 91 points: Decanted and continue to improve for 3 hours until finished. Rich, dense, ripe fruit, honey comb and minerals. Needs bottle time to bring out the locked complexity and acidity. Hold (1861 views) | | | Tasted by FrancoisD on 4/16/2021 & rated 92 points: Vin ludique, très bien fait.
ananas, mangue, pissenlit, avec cette drôle mais agréable finale sur le coke (!) (3105 views) | | | Tasted by Red Sox Fan on 3/22/2019: Not rating this because maybe I was not in the right frame of mind tonight (too much work stress). The wine displayed a smooth and rich texture but seemed fairly one dimensional. OK, that dimension had some stone fruit, flowers, and almonds, but not much tension or excitement. Nothing to wake the palate up and say “what about this.” (4834 views) | | | Tasted by JackLynch00@gmail.com on 3/1/2019 & rated 95 points: Excellent. Unusual without being weird: a really pure wine. Started out good right out of the bottle, and grew more complex with time. Baked pineapple, honey, stone fruits including peaches and apricots, and a bit of spice on a long finish. (3919 views) | | | Tasted by AWBryce on 1/1/2019: Notes of mango, citrus, hint of cola. Med acid, ripe fruit, shot-medium finish. (3647 views) | | | Tasted by jschnwine on 12/31/2018 & rated 95 points: Outstanding right on PnP and continues to improve 3-5 hours after decant. Gorgeous deep gold with generous nose of honey, apricot, white flowers, and brioche. Oily texture, nicely balanced, with abundant citrus and stone fruit, complex, interesting, and I wish I had more than 1 bottle. Unlike another reviewer I found the wine lessening on days 2 and 3. (3540 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 12/3/2018: Intronization into Rhone (Riverpark): Man I love this wine. It's the white wine that can make you a believer. Powerful and elegant at the same time. Lots of honeycomb and delicate white flowers and springtime. Wonderful freshness. (3290 views) | | | Tasted by Jean-Philippe M on 8/17/2018: Vin assez spécial merci. À l'aveugle, j'aurais penser à de la Bourgogne avec un peu plus d'age, même si on a de la cire, beaucoup de miel et du foin. La texture est déjà syrupeuse, ca se boit facilement même si c'est un peu costaud. C'est un très bon blanc qui peut jouer dans la court des grands bourguignons, mais pas des GC.
4/5 (3026 views) | | | Tasted by Mario17 on 8/16/2018 & rated 94 points: Super cadeau d'anniversaire de mon fils. Un nez pas mal aromatique, un peu de foin au nez, cire abeille, miel aussi de même qu'un brin de fruits à chair jaune. La bouche est ronde en attaque, soutenue par une belle acidité malgré tout, c'est puissant, large et long, la texture est dense et légèrement syrupeuse et enveloppe la bouche avec une longueur impressionnante. Malgré la jeunesse du vin, je l'ai trouvé fort accessible. 93-94 (2608 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 7/14/2018: Anything But (still) Chardonnay - ABC wines | Q3 Wine Club (The Apt): Wine #3: Lightly sweet. Some beeswax and more of that mouthful characteristic, but here I also get a bit more acidity than I typically associate with this wine. It's lots of honey and honeysuckle. Tasty. (5 pennies) (3050 views) | | | Tasted by retired_and_roving on 7/14/2018 & rated 95 points: Q3 - 2018 Tasting - Whites - “ABC” Anything but Chardonnay (New York, NY): 3/18 white wines tasted double blind. Color is golden. On the palate this is quite waxy and unctuous, nuts and honey with an incredibly long finish. My notes indicate WOW!! No surprise given that I love the Beaucastel Roussanne VV and white Rhone in general - but I really had not guess on this. (2332 views) | | | Tasted by Sen4469 on 3/24/2018 & rated 95 points: Great young wine with a great future. Very nice. (2394 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 1/13/2018: The most “southern” of the trio of 14, 15 and 16 VV, full-on wine, rich, with marks of tropical fruit, fennel, garrigue and a hint of lemon. There’s a superb mineral backbone adding to the complexity here. Niels says this is even better on day 3. A great VV and one to cellar for the ages. Beaucastel evening chez Lillelunds. (2332 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 1/13/2018 & rated 95 points: Dinner with Beaucastel (Chez moi): In the beginning this accents the garrigue and minerality, very much the Rhône-quality, unlike the 2016, this very much gains weight and on day 3 after opening it is really showing off; minerals, precise acidity, citrus – and great length. Grand Vin. 95+ (3105 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 12/12/2017 & rated 96 points: The nose blasts off with white peach, honeydew, flowers, licorice, crushed rocks and fresh herbs. Concentrated, deep, long and with real sticking power, this is going to be worth the wait, as it will take time to develop. (3667 views) | | | Tasted by Brent25 on 11/7/2017 & rated 90 points: Light gold in colour; nose of pithy mango, flowers and grapefruit; pfn with pith and butter; medium plus finish with notes of sweet grapefruit; medium plus mouthfeel; well balanced; vines planted in 1909; lovely wine, but pricey; we liked the blanc better (2306 views) | | | Tasted by Kris G on 10/10/2017 & rated 91 points: spicy nose, pineapple, greasy, mineral, very long and complex, still very young with some bitterness, a lot of matter, the overripe harvest shows, a lot of potential but for the moment 91+ (2223 views) | | | Tasted by Vinogan(s) on 10/8/2017 & rated 92 points: Agree with comments below: a future great wine. Pine apple, herbs, surprisingly fresh nose, medium intense yellow colour. In the mouth the same, some banana and pear, and the mouthfeel is very fat, thick and buttery. Very complex, long and a bitter component to round things off. Will improve with time, so 92+ for the moment, but initially this was very difficult to score. (1927 views) | | | Tasted by Mr Coone on 10/7/2017 & rated 96 points: Decanted it for approximately 4-5 hours before serving.
Also served it too warm at first. Placed it in the fridge and retasted it a little bit later.
- colour: golden yellow colour and quite greasy in the glass
- nose: intense nose. Spicy, fresh and grapefruit
After whirling: citrus and pineapple.
After cooling: additional hints of banana and pear
- palate: soft start. Low acidity.
Greasy mouthfeeling with mineral hints, grapefruit, citrus, pineapple, honey, marzipan and a bitter finish.
After cooling additional hints of banana and passion fruit.
A delicious white wine that needs to be served a cooler temperature (+/- 10° C). Wine is more complex and fruity then when it is served too warm. (1911 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 6/27/2017 & rated 96 points: Boys at PB (Charlottenlund): Grand Vin. Big, rich, smooth, creamy with some exotuc fruit galore. Unashamed, bold, even, and while it is pure joy as of now, it will gain complexity and minerality. 96+ point (2606 views) | | | Tasted by pbaek on 6/27/2017: Grand vin in the making. Provocative wine, full and rich with with exotic fruits in all sorts of nuances supported by a great underlying minerality. Delicious now but will a whole different animal in 10 and 20 years. At home with the boys. (2353 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc: Moving Out of the Shadows (Jun 2017) (6/17/2017)
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| Château de Beaucastel Producer website - Read more about Beaucastel
| An interesting podcast interview with Marc Perrin |
The Wine Doctor on Chateau Beaucastel |
Perrin & Fils Blog on Chateau BeaucastelRoussanne Wikipedia | Varietal character (Appellation America)France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Southern Rhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Southern Rhone Valley
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Appellation - Read more about Chateauneuf du Pape
Another site on this appellation
Vineyards on weinlagen-info
"As I have written many times in the past, the sweet spot for drinking Châteauneuf du Papes is usually the first 5-6 years after the vintage. Then they seem to go through an adolescent, awkward, and sometimes dormant stage, only to re-emerge around year 10-12, where the majority of wines are often fully mature. The best of them will continue to hold on to life (but rarely improving) beyond 15-20 years. It is only the exceptional Châteauneuf du Papes that will evolve for 20-25+ years, and those are indeed a rarity. However, things may be improving dramatically in terms of the longevity of Châteauneuf du Pape, although Grenache-dominated wines, the vast majority of wines produced in the appellation, are wines that do not have the polyphenol (extract and tannin) content of top Cabernet Sauvignons, Merlots, or Syrah-based wines. Nevertheless, the younger generation in Châteauneuf du Pape has taken seriously the farming in the vineyards. There are more organic and biodynamically run vineyards here than in any other appellation of France. The yields, which were already low, are even lower today (20-35 hectoliters per hectare), and of course, the proliferation of top luxury and/or old-vine cuvées gives a significant boost to the number of wines that will evolve past 25 or 30 years. The advantage of these wines is their broad window of drinkability." - Robert Parker
Vintage Chart 1978 to Today
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