2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge Chateau de Beaucastel (6 x Bottle)
Nearly black in colour. The nose is very delicate and powerful at the same time, with red fruit, blackcurrants, blackberries, spices, thyme and lavender. The bouquet is very elegant, rich and round, with figs, cherries, blackcurrants and stewed fruit, all with great acidity. The tannins are present but very delicate.
2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge Chateau de Beaucastel (6 x Bottle)
Nearly black in colour. The nose is very delicate and powerful at the same time, with red fruit, blackcurrants, blackberries, spices, thyme and lavender. The bouquet is very elegant, rich and round, with figs, cherries, blackcurrants and stewed fruit, all with great acidity. The tannins are present but very delicate.
Producer | Chateau de Beaucastel |
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Sub-Region | South Rhone |
Region | Rhone |
Country | France |
Grape Variety | Grenache Blend |
Vintage | 2010 |
Colour | Red |
ABV | 14.50% |
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Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Interestingly enough, even though many of the 2010 Perrin et Fils selections from the southern Rhone were scheduled to be bottled right after my visit, the 2010 Beaucastel had already been put in bottle. This is a gorgeous wine, a classic blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise and the balance the other permitted varietals in the appellation. Deep purple, with loads of bouquet garni, beef blood, blackberry, kirsch, smoke and truffle, this wine is full-bodied, rich and showing even better than it did last year. I still think it needs 3-5 years of cellaring, and it should last for 25-30 years, as most of the top vintages of Beaucastel do.
95 Points / Drinking 2015 - 2045
By Robert M. Parker, Jr. / October 2012
Vinous
(roughly 30% each of grenache and mourvedre, with 10% each of counoise and syrah and the balance everything else): Vivid ruby. Fresh raspberry and cherry on the intensely perfumed nose. Sappy and sweet, with deep red fruit preserve flavors and hints of succulent herbs and rose pastille. Packs a punch but also shows impressive energy and balance. The raspberry note carries through on the finish, which also features a suave, slow-building note of star anise.
92-94 Points
By Josh Raynolds / January 2012
Vinous
Bright ruby. Sexy, spice- and mineral-accented aromas of red and dark fruit preserves and garrigue. Juicy and expansive on the palate, offering vibrant black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors, a hint of smokiness and intense minerality. Tannins come on late and are quickly sucked up by this wine’s intense fruit. Rich and lively, with excellent finishing clarity and length.
94 Points
By Josh Raynolds / January 2013