Chateauneuf du Pape 2011 Chateau de Beaucastel

Chateauneuf du Pape 2011 <span>(Magnum)</span> <a href='/nl/wijn/franse-wijn/rhone-wijn/'>Chateau de Beaucastel</a>

Robert Parker (94)

Reminiscent of a lighter weight 2009, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape offers up a sweet bouquet of spiced black cherries, plum, truffle, saddle leather and underbrush. Coming from tiny yields (which were down 50% from 2010), this medium to full-bodied 2011 is gorgeously textured and has solid mid-palate depth, terrific purity of fruit and ripe tannin.

James Suckling (94)

Very sleek and refined despite the obvious heft, featuring steeped red and black currant fruit studded with bergamot, blood orange, sweet tobacco and alder notes. The long, racy finish has a lovely echo of singed mesquite.

BOW (8.25)

Wine Enthusiast (94)

An impressive wine by any measure, this shows ample complexity in its mix of black cherry, dark earth and briery notes. The tannins frame the wine's opulent fruit, while remaining wonderfully unobtrusive. This should drink well for at least 15 years from the vintage.