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1981 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red Rhone Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Tasting Notes 126
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#1 or #2? Likes this wine: 94 points
October 20, 2023 - i just love these old beaucastels… stylistically more austère, less fruit late into their development, the nose is herbaceous, earthy, with scents of barnyard, white pepper and damp understory. lovely. palate is lively with that white pepper note, mediterranean herb, and iron minerality. superb.
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kenv wrote: flawed
October 5, 2023 - WCC Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blind Dinner (The Chef's Table in Café Capriccio, Albany, NY): [Pop and pour. Brought as a mystery wine, but the owner said it was the worst of the bottles he owns. I would hope a sound bottle of this would still show well.] On the first pour, this was dead, but by the end of the evening, it had come alive, if only briefly. Still, not a good bottle.
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joshabramson Likes this wine: 92 points
July 13, 2023 - Very pretty aromatics, with sweet and delicate fruit. This bottle was showing a little bit muddy, I didn't really want to drink more than a glass of this, but it was certainly fun to taste.
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Wine Canuck wrote: flawed
July 1, 2023 - An Epic Summer Wine Weekend - Year 2; 6/30/2023-7/2/2023 (Muskoka, Ontario, Canada): [Tasted Single Blind] This was quite soupy and mature. Not totally dead but almost there. Not representative. Calling it oxidized.
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Eric wrote: flawed
February 12, 2023 - ESTG does Southern Rhone and Provence (Seattle, WA, USA): Absolutely crashed. I have had many nice 81's, but this bottle was totally destroyed.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/18/2022 (link)(Ch de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
Vinous Table: Noble Rot (Soho) - Rotter’s Christmas Gutbuster (Mar 2022), 3/1/2022 (link)(Château De Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-pape Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2017, Issue #69, Recently- Tasted Rhône Wines(Châteauneuf du Pape- Château de Beaucastel) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Nov/Dec 2008, Issue #18, Château de Beaucastel: One of Châteauneuf’s Greatest Estates(Châteauneuf du Pape- Château de Beaucastel) Subscribe to see review text.
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
State of Bordeaux, Day Two, 4/4/2006(Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Dom Perignon, 12 Angry Men, Auction Lunch and a Holiday Party, 12/13/2004(Chateau de Beaucastel) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
August 2001 (link)(Chateau de Beaucastel Châteauneuf du Pape) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
Vinous Table: The Sportsman, Kent, UK (Sep 2022) (link)(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
2/4/2011 (link) 94 points(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) 1st bottle - Bricking, light medium red color with 5 millimeter clear meniscus; autumnal, dried red fruit, mushroom, sweet meat jus nose; tasty, mature, ginger caked, dried berry, earthy palate; medium-plus finish 91 pts.
2nd bottle - Bricking, light medium red color with clear meniscus; nice, meat jus, brett, venison jus, mushroom nose; tasty, mature, tangy, brett, sweet meat jus, ginger cake, venison jus palate, much better and gripper than first bottle; medium-plus finish 94+ pts. -
By Richard Jennings
4/30/2004 (link) 96 points(Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Truffle, beef, borscht nose; rich, very tasty, truffle, black fruit, borscht, chocolate, caramel palate; long finish 96+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1981
- Type Red
- Producer Château de Beaucastel
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- UPC Codes 0089419214116, 089419212037, 089419212105, 089419212983, 633135142101
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (0%)
- In Cellars 420 (52%)
- Consumed 387 (48%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhône
- SubRegionSouthern Rhône
- AppellationChâteauneuf-du-Pape
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