Vertical of Beaucastel [94-08 minus cpl yrs]

A Vertical of Beaucastel, Minus 1996, 2002, 2006

• 1994 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Med Ruby
  A: Med Intensity, Developing
  Currant Jelly, Stem/Earth, Light Leather notes, smokey leather to be exact
  T: med+ intensity, med body, med to med+intensity, long finish
  A Youthful Currant Jelly, Leather/Smk, Spicey Raisin Grape
  
  Conc: Has an elegance to this wine, with opening up to a raisin note

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• 1995 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  A: Med Intensity, Developing
  Leather/Funk, Peppery not subtle
  T: High Acid, Med+ Intensity, Med+ Finish
  Intensely Focused, the brightness is so youthful. Leather/Spice, Youthful leather tho. Coffee, Vegetal/Cooked Not Raw
  
  Conc: So Youthful/Concentration is there but not 'massive'
  This has another 15years of life!

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• 1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 95 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Med Intensity, Developing
  
  Crazy Fresh Pepper! Creamy/Cherry Creamsicle, amazing acidity focus. Hits all the spots.
  Med+ Acid to high acid, med tannins
  Chocolate, Cherry/Creamsicle deliciousness, Cola Spice
  
  Conc: as they say firing on all cylinders. Exceptional
  Beside the 95, more structure, more complete

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• 1999 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  med+ Intensity, Getting close to the funk/brett
  Honey/Syrup, Youthful/Rich
  Med+Body, med Intensity
  Licorice, Chewy Cherry, Berry fruit
  
  Conc: A little bit more on the riper side

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• 2000 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Med+ Intensity, Medicine/over the top fruit
  T: Med+ Acid, Med+ Body, med+Finish
  Big Fruit, Ripe, Spice
  
  Conc: I first wrote down 'needs time' and youthful, but going back to and from whatever says in the room, it just doesn't seem to be there, and I dont know if time will do it justice [taking a quick over at CT notes it seems maybe it does need time/a good decant]

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• 2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Structure is there, Balanced for sure, coming across with that youthful 'baby fat' fruit notes, and ham fat, cranberry/cherry
  
  Some notes I wrote down 'Spicy' 'meaty' 'elegant'
  
  Conc: I know a couple people really picked this one to be there beaucastel WOTN. I think this will be excellent in 5-10 years for sure

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• 2003 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Mossy/Fresh Forest Floor, Meaty [Chicken]
  Med+ Acid, med/med+ tannin, med+ body, long Finish
  
  Fresh, Big, Structured
  
  conc: from my notes this seems to be another one for the long haul, just too young but excellent

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• 2004 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Closed Nose, Nothing [everyone in the room agreed]
  
  Med body, med+ intensity, med+ acid
  Bitter finish, baby fat fruit, spice dark chocolate
  
  Conc: Might of shut down for the tasting

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• 2005 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Looks like I skipped over this wine. Is that good or bad?

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• 2007 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 90 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  A: Med Int
  Mushroom, Touch of Fruit
  T: med+ Acid, med+ body, med+ tannin, med+ int, med+ finish
  Big Fruit, Chocolate, Dark/Concentrated
  
  Conc: Dark Structure, youthful, would like to see how it develops. This coming off from the 'hot/ripe' 07

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• 2008 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Looks like no notes, think this was too young for me to even bother to write anything down after everything else

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