Château de Beaucastel - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red 2022

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Keywords : Rarity / Power / Elegance / Aging potential

The wine : Château de Beaucastel is without a doubt one of the iconic benchmarks of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. This delicious cuvée reveals a bouquet of red and black fruits (blackcurrant, strawberry, blackberry) combined with delightful spicy notes ranging from cinnamon to clove, including pepper, licorice, and chocolate. The palate is  structured yet silky and incredibly harmonious. A refined wine with  remarkable length that will only fully reveal itself at its peak, after a few years of cellaring. Pairings with red meats, game, and slow-cooked dishes are musts here!

Volume : 75cl

Type : Red wine

Grape varieties : 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise, 5% Cinsault + 15% others (Vaccarèse, Terret noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Roussanne)

AOC : Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Aging potential : Ready to drink now and can be cellared until 2042

Serving temperature : 16-18°C

The estate : The Château de Beaucastel covers 100 hectares of vineyards, three-quarters of which are in AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape (the remaining quarter being in AOC Côtes-du-Rhône). The estate has a terroir with porous soils, mainly composed of rolled pebbles, and is the first vineyard in the Rhône Valley certified Organic Farming since 1964. The estate is also one of the few to use all 13 grape varieties authorized in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in its wines. Managed by the Perrin family, an iconic sibling group of the region and of wine in France, Château de Beaucastel simply represents the elite of its appellation and enthusiasts snap up the estate's cuvées year after year.