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2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Mourvèdre (30%),Grenache (30%),Syrah (10%),Counoise (10%),Cinsault (5%),Other Varieties (15%)
Ready, but will keep
Jeb Dunnuck
95/100
Robert Parker
94/100
96/100
Product: 20058007371
2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône

Description

The 2005 from Beaucastel is a phenomenal wine. The power of the 30% Mourvedre, already evidenced with the notes of charcuterie and bacon rind, will ensure longevity and an extensive and satisfying chronological crescendo over the next ten years.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2005
Alcohol % 14
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Mourvèdre (30%),Grenache (30%),Syrah (10%),Counoise (10%),Cinsault (5%),Other Varieties (15%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château de Beaucastel

Critics reviews

Jeb Dunnuck 95/100
Reminiscent of the 1995, the 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape is tight, structured and backward, with high acidity and tannin. Showing notes of blackcurrants, black raspberry, truffle, damp earth and cedar, with medium to full-bodied richness and depth, it needs another 3-5 years to reach the early stages of maturity, at which point it will hold for another decade or more.jeb_dunnuck - 28/02/2015
Jeb Dunnuck, RobertParker.com (Feb 2015)
Robert Parker 94/100
The 2005 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape is a wine that probably needs 7-10 years of bottle age...the wine has very high tannins, seems totally closed aromatically, but in the mouth is a weighty wine exhibiting a dense ruby/purple color and tight aromatics consisting of new saddle leather, porcini, meat juices, licorice, tar, and black fruits. The wine is full-bodied, powerful, very tannic, and structured in a dramatically masculine, ageworthy style. This is one for the younger generation or those with considerable patience. I can’t see it being close to drinkable before 2014 and lasting up to 30 or more years. (robert_parker - Wine Advocate - Oct-2007)
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Oct 2007)
96/100
One of the largest estates in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, this property is owned and run by the Perrin family. In 2005, they produced their best regular cuvée since 1989 (Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year in 1991). The Beaucastel vineyard produces dense and explosive wines from a collage of 13 different grapes, most notably Grenache and Mourvèdre. Each is fermented separately in concrete or wooden vats. The third year of drought, 2005 only intensified the concentration and structure of this ageworthy red. (Wine No 8 - The Top 100 Wines of 2008 - Wine Spectator - Nov-2008)
WineSpectator.com (Nov 2008)

About this wine

Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre, aka Monastrell in Spain, is a common blending partner of Syrah and Grenache (aka Garnacha in Spain). In Australia and California it can also appear under the name Mataro. Mourvèdre's bastion in France is Bandol, where it reigns supreme in the red blends and yielding a savoury, gamey, herby wine. It also commonly features in Southern Rhône, Languedoc & Rousillon blends.  The grape needs a warm climate to ripen fully. Its stronghold in Spain are the appellations along the south-east Mediterranean(Murcia, Jumilla, Bullas), where it produces rosé, dry red and sweet fortified wines. Monastrell has played a significant part in Spain’s vinous heritage; it nurtures wines that are deep in colour and richly tannic, sometimes overbearing in their intensity and concentration
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Chateau de Beaucastel

The Perrin family of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are one of the Rhône Valley’s greatest vineyard owners. With over 200 hectares of top level, prime vineyards at their fingertips, they have the terroir and skill required to produce some of the region’s finest wines.
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