0

2006 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 improve
Robert Parker
95/100
James Molesworth
95/100
Jancis Robinson MW
17.5/20
Product: 20068007371
2006 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône

Description

The 30% Mourvèdre is evident in the generous colour and savoury nose of the 2006; a big and powerful wine, with tar, liquorice and bonfire in support of the dense black fruit, the sweetness of which is thus far enigmatically and subtly shrouded. All will be revealed!
(Simon Field M.W. - Rhône Buyer)
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2006
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Grape List Mourvèdre (30%),Grenache (30%),Syrah (10%),Counoise (10%),Cinsault (5%),Other Varieties (15%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château de Beaucastel

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 95/100
As I stated last year, there is no Hommage a Jacques Perrin in 2006, but Beaucastel’s 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape is performing even better from bottle than it did last year. Its dense plum/ruby/purple color is followed by a big, sweet perfume of black truffles, camphor, earth, incense, new saddle leather, and loads of peppery, blackberry, and herb-infused, meaty, black cherry fruit. Deep, full-bodied, and dense, with sweet tannin, this explosively rich Chateauneuf is a stronger effort than the 2005, 2004, or 2003. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028. (robert_parker - Wine Advocate - Oct-2008)
Drink 2012 - 2028
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Oct 2008)
James Molesworth 95/100
Powerful, with a round, almost creamy core of blackberry and raspberry fruit all layered with cocoa, sweet toast, mesquite and fig paste. Long and rich through the finish. Still quite primal, with lots in reserve. Best from 2010 through 2030. 7,500 cases imported. (james_molesworth - Wine Spectator - Apr-2009)
Drink 2012 - 2028
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2009)
Jancis Robinson MW 17.5/20
Rather like the 2006s from Jaboulet, this wine is noticeably – determinedly? – fresher and cleaner on the nose than some previous vintages used to be. I wonder if this is the Pascal Chatonnet effect? Not at all ‘hot’, the 2006 is very slightly muted on the nose (not a trace of the horsiness for which Beaucastel has in the past been reproached) and then extremely sweet and glamorous on the palate - fantastic polish with very fine tannins on the finish and a suggestion that there is a great deal still to be expressed. There’s lift at the end but it needs to take on flesh in the mid to end palate before it really delivers on its undoubted promise. jancis_robinson_mw MW - JancisRobinson.com - 30-Apr-2008)
Drink 2012 - 2028
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 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
Find out more

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.
Find out more

Need help?

Delivery and Quality Guarantee