Community Tasting Notes 6

• Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 94 points

  May 3, 2024 - A Private Rhone Paulee in London: Young green and yellow fruit. Not as mature as the ‘12 served alongside but more high definition. Really nice and fresh. 94

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• Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 17, 2024 - Honeysuckle, green fennel, tangerine oil, crushed rocks, finish of lemon butter cream. This had a nice wave of tension on the finish but was a little closed and not as profound as older vintages when I’ve had them at 3-4 years. Still a really nice wine. 93/100 for now.

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• vvWine.ch wrote: 97 points

  March 1, 2024 - Kräftiges Gelb. Die Nase ist frisch, würzig und von zitrischen Aromen geprägt, Kräuter, Tee, weisse Blüten. Im Gaumen reichhaltig, rund, süsse Frucht, top Säure, sehr dicht, sehr opulent und doch frisch, das tänzelt über die Zunge, wirkt lebendig, noch etwas ungestüm, jedoch bei sich. Im Abgang langanhaltend und wiederum zitrisch. Ein hervorragender Rhone-Weisswein, schon jetzt ein Gedicht, mit Reserven für sicherlich 10+ Jahre. 97 vvPunkte

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• Force5 Likes this wine:

  July 2, 2023 - Young greenish color with gold highlights. In the nose a bit of smoke, then custard with a hint of pineapple, then a hint of meat and spice, then why does this strike me like a really fine new world Chardonnay? Vibrant nose. In the mouth this is big, comes across as tannic, chalk, huge sweetness of fruit still with some balancing acidity, reminds me of a very fine, young vendange tardive Alsatian wine. The finish is still going five minutes later, longer. Too young but very enjoyable. I think this will stand up nicely to crab cakes fried in butter with a spicy sour cream-based sauce. Edit: Turns out this was best for the first hour; plenty of size and complexity but not enough backing acidity as this sat longer.

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 96 points

  January 27, 2023 - Flowers, crushed rocks, peaches, tangerines, honeysuckle and spice create the attention grabbing perfume. It is the concentration that comes from the old vines paired with the creamy acidity and freshness that make this such a unique experience. The palate is oily, fruity, spicy and vibrant with a lemon, peach and mandarin orange, chalky finish that steals the show. This should age extremely well. Drink from 2026-2039.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2020
• 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 Codes 3296184017539, 631471000949, 631471001083, 633135062133

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• Pending Delivery 40 (8%)
• In Cellars 423 (83%)
• Consumed 49 (10%)

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