2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône
- White
- Dry
- Full Bodied
Ready, but will improve
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 17+/20
- Jeb Dunnuck
- 96/100
Product: 20098007384
Description
Most Exciting Wines of the Vintage:Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Ch. de Beaucastel
Tasting Beaucastel always builds great expectations and the 2009 white Châteauneuf does not disappoint. A rich bag of white fruits, hay, blossom and nuts burst out of the glass. The palate shows just as strongly with delicious flavours – honey, stony minerality and even hints of yellow pepper – all wrapped in a viscous, mouthfilling body, leaving an ethereal aftertaste which lingers for over 30 seconds. This is every bit a ‘Grand Vin’.
(Hamish Orr-Ewing, BBR Fine Wine) As usual the white is made from 80% of Roussanne, which has been part-vinified in barrique, the balance divided between Grenache Blanc, Picardan, Bourboulenc and Clairette. Aromas of blossom and quince blend with honey and nougat on the palate, all finely balanced with a creamy mid-palate richness already deferring to the quality of the vintage.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)
Tasting Beaucastel always builds great expectations and the 2009 white Châteauneuf does not disappoint. A rich bag of white fruits, hay, blossom and nuts burst out of the glass. The palate shows just as strongly with delicious flavours – honey, stony minerality and even hints of yellow pepper – all wrapped in a viscous, mouthfilling body, leaving an ethereal aftertaste which lingers for over 30 seconds. This is every bit a ‘Grand Vin’.
(Hamish Orr-Ewing, BBR Fine Wine) As usual the white is made from 80% of Roussanne, which has been part-vinified in barrique, the balance divided between Grenache Blanc, Picardan, Bourboulenc and Clairette. Aromas of blossom and quince blend with honey and nougat on the palate, all finely balanced with a creamy mid-palate richness already deferring to the quality of the vintage.
(Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer)
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2009
Alcohol % 14
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château de Beaucastel
Critics reviews
Jancis Robinson MW 17+/20
80% Rousssanne with small amounts of Grenache Blanc, Picardan, Bourboulenc and Clairette. 20% fermented in small oak barrels. Gently aromatic, a herbal note but nothing in the least herbaceous. Almonds and a delicate note of pear and honey. Full bodied, pears and just-ripe apricots but quite restrained and highly structured at the moment though there is a creamy texture not apparent in the Coudoulet. Really quite a grip but no bitterness of phenolics. Such a baby and yet it is harmonious and the depth is there already and then a stony mineral aftertaste. (julia_harding MW - JancisRobinson.com, 19 Nov 2010)
Jeb Dunnuck 96/100
Even richer and more concentrated than the 2011, the blockbuster-styled 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is almost overflowing with notes of marmalade, ripe pineapple, white flowers and assorted honeyed nuances. A big, ripe and layered white, it stays remarkably fresh and lively on the palate, although I suspect there's little real acidity. Beautiful on all counts, it's so good now, I don't see a need to hold off, but it will be very long-lived.jeb_dunnuck - 14/09/2015
About this wine
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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