Community Tasting Notes 7

• sjwshiraz wrote:

  July 7, 2019 - Remarkable. A Lazarus like transformation from 10 years ago. Stunning old white Rhone

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• dream wrote: 88 points

  August 26, 2016 - A bit long in the tooth for sure but the wine is not spoiled and is showing oxidized flavors with notes of orange zest and caramel. The finish is nicely complex with a strong mineral note. Good but not great.

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• lockestep Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 30, 2014 - A textbook example of why reviews are of bottles, not wines. Two years ago a bottle showed tired and at the end of life. This one was mature, rich and pleasing, not long for this world but still alive and kicking.None of the sherry notes here, smooth old bones, some fruit on the nose, full bodied and decently long on the finish. YMMV, but this was a fine bottle and a classic aged white CDP.

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• lockestep Likes this wine: 86 points

  March 3, 2012 - Cork solidly intact. Golden color, creamy mouthfeel. A bit of toastiness in the flavor, fairly straightforward with a bit of pear. Peaked at about fifteen minutes, held for an hour or so and then began to pick up a bit of a sherry component. Finished with good acidity. Not the gem I remember from previous tastings, but not DOA either. Drink now.

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• plitton wrote:

  November 29, 2009 - over the hill and into the valley.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1989
• Type White
• Producer Château de Beaucastel
• Varietal Roussanne
• Designation Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignes
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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• In Cellars 12 (35%)
• Consumed 22 (65%)

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