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Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf du Pape 2004
The Beaucastel family were living in the small town of Courthezon in the Rhone Valley by the middle of the sixteenth century. In 1549 "Noble Pierre de Beaucastel" bought "a barn with its plot of land extending to 52 saumées at Coudoulet" and began growing grape vines.
Today the Perrin family is related to the Beaucastel family though marriage and for three generations have made the utmost effort and innovation while moving into a completely natural, organic approach to grape growing and winemaking.
If one word can describe the red wines of Beaucastel it must be "pure": pure because they are the natural expression of the earth and the grapes from whence they came.
The wines of Beaucastel are sought after all over the world...
Wine Spectator
Thoroughly primal, with a torrent of raspberry and boysenberry fruit rushing forth, this shows hints of its full range, with licorice, incense, graphite and mocha flavors fluttering in the background. It's also got ironclad structure and a long finish that shows great cut and grip. Best from 2009 through 2025.
Score: 96.
—James Suckling,
May
15,
2007.
Wine Advocate
One of the great successes of the vintage and certainly better than their 2003 is Beaucastel’s 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape. Deep ruby/purple in color with loads of licorice, smoked game, black cherry and blackberry fruit, along with incense and truffle, the wine has fabulous richness, high tannin, medium to full body, and beautiful length, richness, and purity. This is a beauty and one of the vintage’s finest wines. Give it 4-6 years of bottle age and drink it over the next 25+ years. It has the potential to be one of the longest-lived Chateauneuf du Papes of the vintage.
Score: 93.
—Robert Parker,
February
2007.
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