2005 Chateau Beaucastel - Chateauneuf du Pape
Rhone, France
$210.00
| Colour | : | Red |
| Producer | : | Chateau Beaucastel |
| Label Name | : | Chateauneuf du Pape |
| Country | : | France |
| Region | : | Rhone |
| Sub Region | : | Chateauneuf du Pape |
| Variety | : | Proprietary Blend |
| Vintage | : | 2005 |
| Capacity | : | 750 ml - Standard Bottle |
| Rating | : | JD96 - Jeb Dunnuck, RP94 - Robert Parker Wine Advocate |
| Tasting Note | : |
Young but far from unapproachable, the 2005 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape has screaming aromatics of bloody meats, iron, and truffle that are wrapped around a gorgeously fruited core. Medium to full bodied with beautiful structure, a solid, full mid-palate, a smooth, precise texture and a long finish, this is a smoking bottle of wine! Give it another 3 to 5 years in the cellar and then drink over the following 20. (Aug 2010)
The 2005 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape is a wine that probably needs 7-10 years of bottle age. Possibly the most backward and closed Beaucastel made since the 1995, the wine has very high tannins, seems totally closed aromatically, but in the mouth is a weighty wine exhibiting a dense ruby/purple color and tight aromatics consisting of new saddle leather, porcini, meat juices, licorice, tar, and black fruits. The wine is full-bodied, powerful, very tannic, and structured in a dramatically masculine, ageworthy style. This is one for the younger generation or those with considerable patience. I can’t see it being close to drinkable before 2014 and lasting up to 30 or more years. (Oct 2007) |
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