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Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1978

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Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape (1978)

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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.

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Snooth User: Gregory Dal Piaz
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With this bottle we definitely moved into a riper as well as younger range of wine. Richly scented with assertive notes of smoke, leather, sweet bay leaf and sour plum, this also had a fine note of classic Beaucastel barnyard. There is a subtle tone of green herb and a bit of toast under the jammy black currant fruits. With air a whiff of iron emerges and the wine takes on a darker personality with roast meat, olive brine, espresso crema and licorice tones adding complexity. This was a disappointment in the mouth after the impressive aromatics. A touch lean and muted in the mouth this had a nice balanced read more...


November 2008

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Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 80 on Apr-92


 

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Rating: 87/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 129 on Jun-00


 

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Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed in Rhone Book # B3 on Jan-97


 

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Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed in eRobertParker.com # E2003 on Jan-03


 

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Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 103 on Feb-96


 

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