2017 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone
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The full-bodied, dense 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape seems a bit closed at the moment, but Asian five spice powder still brings plenty of complexity and nuance to the rich, dark fruit aromas and flavors. Multidimensional, layered and long, this is another terrific vintage for Beaucastel's main cuvée, perhaps falling just slightly behind the 2016 and 2018.
93-95/100, Drink: 2021-2035, Joe Czerwinski, 31 Aug 2019, The Wine Advocate
Dark bright-rimmed ruby. Ripe black and blue fruit liqueur, incense, smoked meat and candied lavender qualities on the deeply perfumed, spice-accented nose. Broad and fleshy in the mouth, offering intense black raspberry, bitter cherry and fruitcake flavors that tighten up and turn livelier with air. Shows plenty of energy for a hot-vintage wine and finishes impressively long and chewy, with mounting tannins and repeating smoke and floral notes.
(93-94)/100 Josh Raynolds, Dec 2019
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Country | France |
| Region | Southern Rhone |
| Varietals | Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre, Counoise |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 93-94 |
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