1986 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93 points

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  12/10/2017 - Double-A Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Deep golden colour. Aromatic, beeswax, dried apple and apricot, earth, and toasted hazelnut with a fino Sherry note. Dry, and round with beautiful flavor replays and surprisingly bright acid to balance. Very long, complex finish. I never would have guessed that this wine would age so well or be so attractive; the best thing I've ever had out of Beaucastel.
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  5/5/2007 - trankin wrote: 92 Points

  Hospice du Rhone; 5/3/2007-5/6/2007 (Paso Robles, CA): On the nose, there are oxidative notes, marzipan, and toasted brioche. Surprisingly light in color. On the palate, there is serious minerality, spicy acidity (so young!), granite, crushed stones, honeydew, fuji apple, and a bit of lemon zest. Very intriguing.

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  5/5/2007 - hutch wrote: 92 Points

  HDR- Day 2 Seminars (Paso): Slightly musty. Steely, with great acidity. There's some chalk elements, and a roundness despite the acidity. I found it distinct, and alive and well. But I could see how people would go either way with this wine. 92-93

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  8/12/2005 - Eric wrote:

  43 bottles of Château Beaucastel with Bob Parker (Mark's Duck House, Falls Church, VA): This was alive but only barely, and I was not a big fan.

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  2/18/2005 - JeffGMorris wrote: 94 Points

  Indian Food at Steve & Barb’s house: Light yellow in color, this wine showed a great balance of fresh, bright and vibrant fruit with a light bodied palate that tasted as if it had age to it but in no way oxidative. I wonder if this went through the classic White Rhone shutdown period where it tasted oxidated and if so it is amazing how it came out the other side. Lemon peel and beeswax were present and a long, but very light, finish closed things out. A great treat to start the evening. 50+13+13+9+9 = 94.

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