Community Tasting Notes 26

• talbot61 wrote: flawed

  November 5, 2023 - Boston Wine + Poker, Salem, Mass.: Tasted blind. For an oxidized wine, this still held some interest -- there was an attractive spiciness -- but obviously far from what it should have been.

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• vvWine.ch wrote: 98 points

  January 9, 2023 - (Verkostet aus der Normalflasche (75cl) im Rahmen der C9dP Probe von Peter Buser) Die Nase zeigt Heu, trockene Wiese, Stroh, Leder, Waldboden, Pilze, Trockenblumen, unglaublich expressiv und gleichzeitig subtil und tiefgründig, ein Gedicht, ein Schnüffelwein. Im Gaumen straff, gradlinig und enorm frisch, das hat Rasse, Eleganz, Dichte und doch eine ausgezeichnete Finesse, hier ist alles an seinem Platz, ein Tänzerwein, finessenreich, langanhaltend, frisch, feinwürzig und sehr lang. Eine Grazie. Grosses Kino. 98 vvPunkte www.vvwine.ch

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• acyso wrote: 85 points

  December 16, 2022 - HDH auction at avec River North (Chicago, IL): Peachy, oxidative, waxy, and as Beaucastel VV as it comes. Lacks acidity but makes up for it in concentration and a touch of bitterness on the back end. Definitely tastes old and quite cidery. Better than a lot of Rhone whites for its intensity, but definitely a very heavy wine.

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• mattstolz11 Likes this wine: 91 points

  March 17, 2019 - I think I might have missed this bottle by a year or two. Purchased only a couple months ago so no idea on the provenance. beautiful copper color in the glass. Initial nose of peach cobbler and honey morphs into butterscotch over time. Slightly oily mouthfeel that puts on some weight with air, but never quite seemed to catch up to the beauty that the nose hinted at. I would imagine this is a great time to drink wines that you know have been stored well.

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• chatters wrote:

  June 27, 2018 - Beaucastel Birthday dinner (Bistro Moncur, Sydney): After 40 months under Coravin I finally pulled the cork on this. Apricots, almond meal, bees wax and honey on the nose...slightly oxidised on the palate and it's just beginning to show a tiny touch of volatile acidity which gives the illusion of freshness to the palate. Super with spanner crab and corn omelette.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1998
• 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
• UPC Code 084692436446

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• Pending Delivery 4 (2%)
• In Cellars 131 (50%)
• Consumed 129 (49%)

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