Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape 1989

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Winery:

Chateau de Beaucastel

Varietal:

Rhone Blend

Region:

France > Rhone Valley > Southern Rhône > Châteauneuf-du-pape

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2020

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User Tags:  color descriptors, bottling, nose, fruit, finish - long, stone fruits, spice, deep, red, cherry 

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What to Expect

The Grand Vin of the Southern Rhone Valley, Châteauneuf is perhaps the quintessential blended wine. With 13 varieties of grapes allowed, 15 if you included both the light and dark skinned varieties of Grenache and Picpoul, each winemaker has the ability to craft a unique and distinct interpretation of the soils and climates of the region. While few producers use all or even most of the 13 varieties, most rely on Grenache to form the heart and soul of their wines. These are rather big and distinctly warm climate wines that are rich with alcohol. The tannins of Grenache are modest, so many of these wines require little aging to be enjoyed; yet many can improve over the course of a decade. Typically one finds rich strawberry and red cherry tones in Châteauneuf with complicating notes of herbs and lavender, frequently referred to as "garrigue". There are frequently notes of game, leather and tar, typical of Syrah and Mourvedre - two other important components of many wines.

Winemakers Notes

A similar rich, saturated red-purple hue. This wine seems to have more secondary aromas than the previous two. Quite gamy, even farmyardy. Nevertheless, there is also a floral freshness to the abundance of rich, dark and smoky fruits. On the palate, this is again a charming and fruit-laden wine. Coffee grounds and spice towards the finish, and more spice and a bucketful of tannins on the length. Another wine that will be superb with further bottle age.

Editorial Reviews

Gregory-
Dal Piaz

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7,118

this was a leaker but with good fill - nose was pale and decidedly bronzed - definitely damaged on the nose with obvious madeirization but still possessing some good qualitites, less brett than the 90, more mineral, spicy clay, lots of baking spice, dried fruit, and earth notes, very nearly fully resolved, nice bottle sweetness upfront, notes of sweet mint and raspberry jam across the palate, the finish is long and intense but dried out quickly though retaining a core of raspberry. Even damaged this is drinkable

October 2006

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Dal Piaz

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7,118

this was a leaker but with good fill - nose was pale and decidedly bronzed - definitely damaged on the nose with obvious madeirization but still possessing some good qualitites, less brett than the 90, more mineral, spicy clay, lots of baking spice, dried fruit, and earth notes, very nearly fully resolved, nice bottle sweetness upfront, notes of sweet mint and raspberry jam across the palate, the finish is long and intense but dried out quickly though retaining a core of raspberry. Even damaged this is drinkable

September 2008

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Dal Piaz

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7,118

Very fresh on the nose with split leather, raspberry, herbal and wildflowers rushing up from the glass. Subtle spice, pepper, and soil tones remain a bit obscured by the intensity of the fruit but gentle iron and blood tones struggle to assert themselves. Bright and ripe on entry with red cherry fruit that have a citrus tinge to them. Fine balance with wonderfully ripe tannins, this is succulent and deep with a spicy backend that leads to fine, long finish that reveals the power that the tannins still possess. Very young with a great blend of fruit and spice and deserves some additional time in the read more...cellar to allow the tannins to gain a bit more polish and the fruit to recede enough to reveal all the incipient complexity that the nose promises. 2011-2025 93pts    (hide)

November 2008

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