2012 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Community Tasting Note
JonnyG wrote:
89 Points
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - A Pre-Birthday Dinner with the Guys (SY Kitchen, Santa Ynez Valley): More or less consistent with my last note, this wine continues to come off as one-dimensional and a bit uninspiring. A ripe strawberry nose; unobjectionable on the palate, but no nuance or texture yet. Maybe with some age after it goes to sleep?
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Comment posted by centvins:
5/22/2015 2:59:00 PM - maybe you just have to wait for another 5 years at least.
You should try a botle of 2001, if possible, and see the possitive difference time will give.
Comment posted by JonnyG:
5/22/2015 3:16:00 PM - Centvins, you may not how right you are -- below my 95 point rating for the '01: "Popped & poured by a keen eyed guest who spied it in the rack and "needed it" with the steak, I was blown away by the depth and complexity of this wine, the first of my 2001's I've opened. The reviews are much more mixed than I'd expect, but I found this to be gracious, complex and very, very rewarding. Dark red in color with a barnyard nose: leather, pepper, garrique, herbs -- dirty. Silky textured waves of earthy flavors and that Mourvedre texture in the mouth. Long, satisfying finish. Can you discern that I loved this?" Many thanks!
Comment posted by centvins:
5/24/2015 1:56:00 PM - lucky enough I still have 6 bottles
Thank you for your comment. Very understandable
Comment posted by srh:
8/24/2021 1:55:00 PM - MANY thanks to BOTH of you for your contributions to this strand! 🙂 SHOULD either of you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉