1988 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (205) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  12/17/2023 - Dionysos55 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Robe encore bien sombre malgré les 35 ans d'âge.Bouquet sensationnel d'intensité et de complexité: fruits rouges (cerise,groseille,framboise),épices (thym,laurier,origan),senteurs végétales (humus,sous bois) c'est réellement magnifique.La bouche est fluide les tanins sont fondus mais on perçoit unea acidité encore bien présente.Longueur correcte mais pas phéoménale ce qui amoindrit la cotation finale.Superbe quille néanmoins.

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  10/8/2023 - Wine Canuck wrote: 93 Points

  This pours light garnet in the glass with light bricking. Great color considering the age. After following for several hours the aromatics here are never super expressive or complex but there is a lovely inner core of deep red fruit. The nose gently wafts light cherry, pomegranate, firepit, a touch of peony, shrubby herbs, and dry rocky soil. The palate enters on sour cherry, is mostly resolved with low tannin and medium plus acid. The finish comes across a bit clipped. I had high hopes for this bottle and it was good, but not quite at the level I had hoped.

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  5/9/2023 - Throughthegrapevine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Magnum. Presenting really well. Color, nose and palate flawless. More precise than deep. Positive evolution in the glass

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  2/4/2023 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 90 Points

  Glorious CdP nose of ripe summer berries with layered black cherry jam with leather and a hint of rose water. Palate is definitely past best however, rather thining acidic red fruit with completely resolved tannins and an earthy, herby finish. Over the hill? For sure. Still wonderful? Definitely!

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  10/21/2022 - conway2031 wrote: flawed

  Sherried. Cork crumbled, should have used an ah-so. Sediment is very very heavy like previous notes mention. This is past it’s peak, and past it’s prime. Disappointing. Bricked color. Stewed cooked fruit and nut aromas. Bummer to pour this one out.

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