1989 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Tasting Note
AllRed wrote:
80 Points
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - Sunday Brown Bag Tasting: 2009 Gigondas (Hoyer's): Crimson color with some bricking. Aromas of mushroom and red fruit, with weedy, vegetal brett qualities as well. The palate follows the bouquet.
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Comment posted by Hoffmnron:
6/10/2013 11:22:00 AM - Is your 80 point rating correct? Community score is over 94 and I would rate this a 95. Probably one of Beaucastel's finest vintages.
Comment posted by AllRed:
6/10/2013 12:12:00 PM - That score is correct for the bottle we tasted, which was not flawed in any discernible way. The old adage holds true, "there are no good wines, only good bottles."
Comment posted by shaftlet:
6/11/2013 10:05:00 PM - Is your subjectivity objective???
I had a wonderful bottle of this 13 years ago that I purchased for 35 clams. Quite the bargain I thought at the time, but it was very bretty. I loved the savory mushroomy qualities then and would now. But, I could easily see where this bottling could toe the line and have considerable bottle variation.
Good TN. Much appreciated.