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Château de Beaucastel Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Country
- France
- Region
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Appellation
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne de caça · cordeiro assado · carne de vaca · pratos de cogumelos · massas com molhos fortes
Rated vintages
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200793 pts
At first glance, this is not particularly impressive; it's slightly herbal and rustic, with a raisiny edge to the fruit. But this really improves with air, fleshing out on the midpalate and losing the raisiny notes in favor of plum and savory notes. Give it four or five years in…
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200690 pts
The blended white from Beaucastel is every bit as enjoyable right now as the more expensive Vieilles Vignes bottling, offering more generous notes of honeyed oranges, a rich, weighty mouthfeel and a long, harmonious finish. Drink now.
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200590 pts
Think of this wine as a tough, ornery relative who shows great depth once you get to know him. Leather, chocolate and prune notes mark the aromas and flavors, and the wine shows some alcoholic warmth and drying tannins. But the class shows through on the finish, which is long an…