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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.8 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by David J Cooper on 2/9/2023 & rated 94 points: My friend Bill saved me a pour from a tasting I had to miss. Stoppered and left in the fridge for a week.
Clear amber. Medium weight melon, lilacs, pear, and talc nose. Delicious spicy dried apricot flavours and a nice dry finish. Not really oxidized at all.
Remarkable wine that I have now had 6 times from Bill’s cellar. What a great friend. (464 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 1/29/2021: Stinky on the nose but the palate used gorgeous. Powerful and rich. Super tasty. (1122 views) | | | Tasted by David J Cooper on 9/4/2020 & rated 95 points: Clear amber. Intense nose, black tea, honey, apricot, freshly poured concrete, and baked apple. Dry rich baked apple, apricot and pineapple flavours and a rich dry finish. (1199 views) | | | Tasted by David J Cooper on 8/29/2017 & rated 93 points: Very bright amber. The nose begins medium intense but turns up the volume over a couple of hours. Dried apricot, pine nuts and dried figs or maybe dates. Delicious dry fruit flavours and a rich but balanced finish.
Not even a hint of oxidation. (1655 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 1/12/2017: Beaucastel Dinner at Tiger Mama. About the color of a 20 y/o Sauternes. Not terribly oxidized palate but just not very much left. Not much acidity. A little smoky. (1867 views) | | | Tasted by jbean007 on 12/7/2014 & rated 93 points: i'm a sucker for older rhones so keep that in mind, as i did not find this at all past peak or oxidized. at peak now for sure however. full, viscous, dry with a hint of sage and honey. a long, complex palate. this was simply wonderful. mine stored pristine at 57degrees. (2727 views) | | | Tasted by jrkennedy37 on 1/12/2014: Based on the almost orange color, was expecting an oxidized roussanne well past its prime. Instead, this started out with a heavy hand of petrol and must, but quickly evolved to a very complex mix of yellow and orange fruit infused with petrol and saline qualities. The texture is pure, mouthfeel thick. Amazingly generous wine right now with no signs of fading. (2590 views) | | | Tasted by Flavito on 12/10/2010 & rated 94 points: A little oxidized, but in a very good way, like an old tokaji, very complex, with orange peel and marmalade. Wonderful mouth, a hauntingly beautiful wine. (3996 views) | | | Tasted by rpenn77 on 9/5/2010 & rated 88 points: Unimpressive nose. Viscous mouthfeel. Tastes much better than the nose. Dark golden color, looks quite old. (3335 views) | | | Tasted by David J Cooper on 2/28/2010: Amber/caramel. Pineapple, fig and mineral nose. Fig and apricot flavours. Very dry finish and nice medium wieght. Always an excellent wine. I've been very lucky to have a few chances to drink this wine. (3011 views) | | | Tasted by David J Cooper on 9/8/2009: Brilliant gold. What can you say. Honey, diesel and cement with apricot and melon fuit. Sweet entry and dry finish. A real treat these. I have been lucky enough to have had 3 of these with Bill. Cheers. (2472 views) | | | Tasted by David J Cooper on 4/12/2009: Amber. Starts with dairy, mineral and apricot fruit. Even some honey and peach. Definetly a sweet nose. Keeps changing over a couple of hours. Not oxidized or soapy at all. Great nose and floavours. Long finish with lots of acid left. A great wine. (2258 views) | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 3/30/2008 flawed bottle: WLTV Party; 3/29/2008-3/30/2008 (Springfield, NJ): Tasted at the WLTV after-party at Basilico's.
COLOR: Copper like no white should be, unless it's a 100-year-old Sauternes.
NOSE/PALATE: This wine was completely oxidized. (3940 views) | | | Tasted by Dulcie and Aylwin on 9/8/2007: ERI Auction and Tasting (Chicago, IL): Pale yellow straw, nose of mineral and chalk. Smooth, lanollin feel, it reeks of minerality and terroir in the classic style of the great French wine; the fruit, citrus and melon, is restrained, living within the framework of its minerality. Contrast with the new world SQN monster. Dulcie gave me "that look" as if to say what's the fuss about; but you have to understand the context with these things. (3098 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 5/16/2007: Cull 5/07. Moderately advanced color. Some interesting flavors, but I still don't "get it." Hard to believe it will rise up with time. We'll see; next(last) bottle in 3 yrs or so. (2242 views) |
| 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
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"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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