2005 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France, Rhone, Wine Review

Always one of the top Chateauneuf's and also a bit different than most due to the higher amounts of Mourvedre in the blend. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is classic Beaucastel which can be polarizing. Black cherries, plums and a fair bit of barnyard. Very earthy. Full bodied. On the palate, lots of black cherries and plums but cleaner earthiness than the nose. Complex, deep and layered. Long finish. This is at peak right now if well stored. Drink over the next seven to ten years. This drinks well on its own but will be better with food. Braised meats or roasted veggies would be a nice match.

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2005

Current Price:

$110.00USD

2009 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France, Rhone, Wine Review

Vintage:

2009

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$100.00USD

Nice showing for this wine as it seems to be just getting close to maturity. It is a blend of 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise with the rest made up of the other 9 permitted varietals in Châteauneuf. Purple in color with ruby swirls. The nose is great with black cherries, raspberries, plums, roasted meats, slight earthiness and a hint of violets. Full bodied. Complex. On the palate, light tannins. Plums, black cherries, cherries with underlying earthiness. Clean. This should drink well for another twelve to fifteen years. A nice match for beef stew.

2000 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France, Rhone, Wine Review

Vintage:

2000

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A-

Current Price:

$105.00USD

This is a blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise, and the rest is the other permitted varietals. At age 22, it is showing some age and a bit past prime. This bottle had been bought on release and well cellared. Ruby/brown in color, clear and bright. The nose has cherries, dried cherries, soy/umami, and spice. Medium bodied. There are some drying tannins left. Better on the palate. Complex with layers of dried and fresh cherries. Good balance. Nice finish.

2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France, Rhone Wine Review

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2001

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$110.00USD

Great showing for this top Châteauneuf-du Pape! Served side by side with Hommage a Perrin, it held its own. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is clean with plums, black cherries, slight balsamic, some spice and slight meatiness. Medium to full bodied. Great texture. On the palate, this is fresh and vibrant but pretty much at peak although with years left. This release as some variability, but well stored bottles should easily go another decade or more. It drinks great on its own, this worked very well with Indian food.

2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin, France, Rhone, Wine Review

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2021

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Current Price:

$405.00USD

This is their top of the line wine. It is a blend of 60% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, 10% Counoise, and 10% Syrah.

1999 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France, Rhone, Wine Review

Vintage:

1999

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A-

Current Price:

$70.00USD

This was a very nice bottle. It was clean and must have been well stored all of these years. Ruby in color. The nose has red berries (kind of a cross between cherries and raspberries) with slight violets, roasted herbs and a bit of black pepper. On the palate, this has some depth and a bit of complexity. At or slightly past peak (perhaps) but drinking wonderfully. Cherries with roasted herbs and slight forest floor. Good acidity. Nice finish. No hurry but it won't get better and should probably be consumed in the next five to seven years though it will last longer. It will go with

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