{"product_id":"chateau-de-beaucastel-chateauneuf-du-pape-rouge-2009","title":"Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2009","description":"\u003cp\u003e Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge is made from \u003cspan\u003e30% each Grenache and Mourvèdre, with 10% each Counoise and Syrah, plus 20% other permitted varieties, including a healthy proportion of white grapes.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eChâteau de Beaucastel has long been considered one of the great wines of France. It is unanimously renowned for its balance, elegance and ageing potential. Beaucastel has an extraordinary terroir at the Northern end of the appellation with heavy exposure to the Mistral. All 13 varieties of the appellation have been organically grown here since the sixties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChâteauneuf du Pape, between Orange and Avignon, Château de Beaucastel red is a 70-hectare vineyard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerroir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eChâteau de Beaucastel is 110 hectares, with one single plot at the north of the appellation. The terroir is archetypal of the best terroirs in Châteauneuf: rolled pebbles on the surface, sand, clay and limestone deeper down. The vines are old and have been organically grown for 50 years, which has allowed the roots to grow exceptionally deep.\u003cbr\u003eBeaucastel grows all thirteen grape varieties authorised by the appellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgeing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eEach variety is harvested manually and separately. Vinification is completed in truncated oak barrels for the reductive grapes (Mourvèdre and Syrah) and in traditional tiled cement tanks for the oxidative grapes (such as Grenache). After the malolactic fermentations, the family blends the different varieties and then the wine ages in oak Foudres for a year before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe 2009 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape had just been bottled at the time of the tasting but you wouldn’t know it by tasting it. A blend of 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise, and 20% assorted varieties, the wine delivers a superb aromatic display of kirsch and black cherry-like fruits to go with a solid dose of underlying meat, truffle, earth, and leather. Full-bodied and gorgeously concentrated through the middle, with fleshy, ripe fruit, good acidity, and an abundance of structure, this will ideally be left alone for 7-8 years and then consumed over the following two decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Jeb Dunnuck 96 Points\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beaucastel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949157511215,"sku":"785749","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/beautcastelbtlwhite.jpg?v=1771490315","url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/chateau-de-beaucastel-chateauneuf-du-pape-rouge-2009","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}