Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Chateau de Beaucastel |
Vintage | 2020 |
Country | France |
Region | Rhone |
Grape | Rhone Blend |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | 2023-2045 |
Stock | 54 |
Beaucastel's 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape is shaping up as a blend of 30% each Grenache and Mourvèdre, with 10% each Counoise and Syrah, plus 20% other permitted varieties, including a healthy proportion of white grapes. Complex and red-fruited, with hints of flowers and garrigue, it's expansive and richly textured on the palate, finishing long and silky.
Very dense black-fruit aromas, but also licorice, an entire microcosm of spice and a whiff of smoked bacon. Very dense and meaty with an incredible tannin structure that enables this to be simultaneously very big and elegant. Super-long finish with enormous mineral freshness.