Chateau De Beaucastel - Chateauneuf Du Pape Rouge 2021 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Chateau De Beaucastel
Country	France
Region	Rhone
Varietal	Rhone Blend
Vintage	2021
Sku	210000001253
Size	750ml

Chateau De Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape Rouge 2021

Served @ DB's "Parker Great Wine Estates of the World" Tasting

 Château 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.

Château 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. Beaucastel grows all thirteen grape varieties authorised by the appellation.

Each 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.