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WES - Château de Beaucastel
LSE Holborn
Tasted February 27, 2014 by hadwin with 317 views
Introduction
One of the great domaines of France, Château de Beaucastel just happens to make wine from all 13 of the permitted Châteauneuf du Pape varieties. We used to buy a couple of cases every vintage for use in tastings but had to stop ten years ago when the cost became prohibitive. We now have very little left in stock and this could well be the last time we will be able to offer a vertical tasting of this quality at anything near this price. The vintages will be: '99, '98, '97, '96, '95, '94, '92 and '86!
Flight 1 (8 notes)
Red
1986 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
89 points
Medium intense, Clear and Bright. Thinning edge. Bit of perfume, rich stewed almost dried fruits, warm spice on the nose. Rich, good acidity, long with a touch of liquorice.
Red
1992 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
89 points
Medium intense, vibrant colour with some browning. Burnt smells and a bit funky on the nose, vegetal notes and baked fruit. Perfumed and smooth on the palate. Long and silky with savoury notes of mushrooms and umami.
Red
1994 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
90 points
Med-High Intensity. Deep ruby colour with only a slight change at the edge. Juicy fresh fruity nose. Rich, touch of tannins. Strong, intense fruit and great length. A touch of bitterness on the farewell.
Red
1995 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
89 points
Medium intense. Some colour change at the edge. Not fully clear. Lovely lifted perfume on the nose with sweet red fruits but not much complexity. Rich, smooth, tannic and drops off quicker than one would like.
Red
1996 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
86 points
Medium intense. Clear and bright. Orange rim. lacking intensity on the nose, a little watery. Touch of raisons. Rich, smooth with some bite. Lacking in intensity.
Red
1997 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
89 points
Medium intense. Slight orange rim. Punchy nose with perfume and angelica. Very pretty. Sweet fruit and quite gentle on the palate. Good acidity and length.
Red
1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
88 points
Med to High Intensity. Clear and bright, Little sign of age. Big, rich, intense nose with marmite! A little dusty too perhaps. Rich, fruity, bold and chocolate notes. Atypical.
Red
1999 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
88 points
Medium intense. Not quite clear. No sign of age. Similar to the '98. Quite closed with fruity notes dominating. Simple. Rich, smooth, quiet. Very fruity and sweet. Definite ageing potential.