Chateau de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016

Beaucastel maakt geweldige wijnen, die Châteauneuf-du-Pape van een unieke kant laten zien. Zeker de recentere jaren zijn erg elegant en uitgebalanceerd. Dit zijn bijzondere wijnen, voor een bijzonder moment. Wij adviseren om deze wijn nog enkele jaren te laten rijpen voordat je de kruk uit de hals trekt.

Youthfully reticent, but warm and polished in feel, with a large core of cassis, raspberry and cherry puree notes lying in wait for now. Threads of red licorice, warm stone and singed mesquite and cedar emerge steadily through the lengthy finish as the fruit unwinds slowly. Concentrated yet precise. Sock this away in the cellar. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Counoise.

97/100

Wine Spectator

Being bottled the day of my visit, the 2016 Chateauneuf-du-Pape checks in as a blend of 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise, and the rest a mix of permitted varieties. It offers a ripe, sexy, rounded style that quickly shows more structure, minerality, and tannin with time in the glass. Blackberries, blueberries, smoked earth, violets, and garrigue all give way to a full-bodied, deep, structured Beaucastel that’s going to benefit from 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for two decades. It reminds me of the 2001.

96+/100

Jeb Dunnuck