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Château de Beaucastel • Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe 2018
Rött vin från Rhône Frankrike« Château de Beaucastel har länge ansetts vara ett av Frankrikes största viner. Det är enhälligt känt för sin balans, elegans och lagringspotential. Beaucastel har en extraordinär terroir i den norra delen av appellationen med stark exponering mot Mistral. Alla 13 druvsorter i appellationen har odlats ekologiskt här sedan sextiotalet. »
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| Distrikt | Rhône , Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe |
| Druvor | Syrah , Grenache , Roussanne , Clairette , Mourvèdre , Cinsault , Counoise |
| Årgång | 2018 |
| Procucenter | Château de Beaucastel |
| Artikelnr | Beaucastel 109 |
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| Förpackningsmaterial | OWC 6 |
| Fraktkostnad | 169:- |
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Druvor
- Grenache : 30%
- Mourvèdre 30%
- Syrah : 15%
- Counoise : 10%
- Vaccarèse, Terret Noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Roussanne : 10%
- Cinsault : 5%
Tasting note
The 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape ratchets up the intensity from the Coudelet, adding more pronounced Mourvèdre-derived notes of truffle and tree bark to go with ripe black cherries and plums, crushed stone and hints of dark chocolate. Full-bodied in the mouth, with ample concentration and richness, this gently tannic wine finishes long and velvety, with echoes of licorice and dark fruit. It's a standout from a difficult vintage.
On my last two visits to this large, historic property, I've been greeted by Cesar Perrin, who now manages all of the family's vineyards and supervises the winemaking at Château de Beaucastel. Other family members continue to be involved in the myriad wine-related business decisions, including participating in the annual blending process.
The big news is that the new, state-of-the-art winery facility is inching closer to completion. Built largely of rammed earth from the site, and designed to have a big portion of the cooling load handled by ambient winds evaporating stored rainwater, it will set new standards in sustainability (assuming it all works the way it is supposed to).
In the vineyards, experiments with various cover crop regimes rolled as mulch are taking place with a view toward slowing sugar accumulation in the grapes and reining in potential alcohol levels. The results are intriguing, with the 2021 samples I tried from barrel coming in 0.5% to 0.7% lower in finished alcohol and with slightly lower pHs compared to plots farmed more traditionally, yet they wines still exhibit dark fruit and supple tannins. "I don't want to change," explained Cesar, "but I'm afraid to have too much alcohol and too low acidity." Along similar lines, there's been a bit more use of open-top vats for fermentation, which can also bring down alcohol levels.
Overall, the 2021s here have turned out very well, with Cesar calling it, "a nice vintage, in quantity and quality."
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Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Always one of the highlights of my visits in Chateaneuf du Pape, the cellars at Beaucastel were a bit dusty when I arrived, as the long-awaited expansion had just gotten underway. Built using the latest practices in sustainability and conservation, it's expected to be completed in 2024. The 2021 Syrah had just been picked, and the expectation was that the Grenache would be harvested beginning the following day. Something worth noting, although the family doesn't actively promote it, is that Beaucastel's farming has been certified organic since 1966, and the vineyards have been farmed along biodynamic principles since 1974 (although not certified as such).
Marc Perrin and his cousin César Perrin, who conducted the tasting, are high on the prospects for 2020, which they compare to 2016. "It was a beautiful summer, all the way through October," said César.
"What I really like is the finesse of it," said Marc. "With global warming, Mourvèdre is performing better and better here."
Their opinions aside, don't discount the bottled 2019s, which are also excellent. The 2019 Hommage à Jacques Perrin is simply stupendous, and not to be missed by serious collectors.
As always, my visit here included a substantial lineup of the Famille Perrin wines from other appellations, which will be included in the next installment of my Southern Rhône coverage.
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Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker Wine Advocate
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