Lot 542
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1996 (1 MAG.)
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1996 (1)
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2001 (1) WS 93 WA 96
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2007 (1) WA 96
Lot 542 Details
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1996 (1 mag.)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
u. 3 cm. marked label.
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1996 (1)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
u. 2 x cm. peeling label.
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2001 (1)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
u. 1 cm. wrinkled label.
This inky/ruby/purple-colored cuvee offers a classic Beaucastel bouquet of new saddle leather, cigar smoke, roasted herbs, black truffles, underbrush, and blackberry as well as cherry fruit. It is a superb, earthy expression of this Mourvedre-dominated cuvee. Full-bodied and powerful, it will undoubtedly close down over the next several years, not to re-emerge for 7-8 years. Drink to 2025 WS 93 WA 96
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2007 (1)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
u. 2 x cm. scraped label.
Beaucastel’s 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape has turned out even better out of bottle than I predicted. An inky/ruby/purple color is followed by a glorious nose of blue and black fruits, truffles, pen ink, licorice, and meat juices as well as glorious levels of acidity and sweet tannin, buttressing the fruit’s fabulous freshness and vibrancy. This full-bodied effort still displays considerable tannin, no doubt because of the relatively high Mourvedre content. It should resolve its tannins in 2-4 years, and last for 25 or more. October 2009 WA 96