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2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Mourvèdre (30%),Grenache (30%),Syrah (15%),Counoise (10%),Cinsault (5%),Other Varieties (10%)
For laying down
Jeb Dunnuck
94-96+
Joe Czerwinski
95-97/100
Product: 20188007371
2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône

Description

Kirsch, compôte and fresh fig aromas combine with iodine and tapenade notes. The wine’s concentration and subtle hints of complexity, as well as the balance and integration of the acidity showcase the sheer class of this wine. Drink 2021-2035.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Mourvèdre (30%),Grenache (30%),Syrah (15%),Counoise (10%),Cinsault (5%),Other Varieties (10%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château de Beaucastel

Critics reviews

Jeb Dunnuck 94-96+
The 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape has slightly less Grenache than normal (10%) and has a Mourvèdre-dominated bouquet of blue fruits, crushed violets, charred meats, and a distinct minerality. This was a challenging vintage, particularly for Grenache, yet this estate has produced a brilliant wine that has medium to full body, a layered, deep, concentrated mid-palate, ripe tannins, and a gorgeous finish. As with most 2018s, it’s going to have plenty of upfront appeal, yet I suspect it will also age gracefully. jeb_dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com
Joe Czerwinski 95-97/100
Another in a string of top vintages, Beaucastel's 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape was produced from Grenache yields of only eight hectoliters per hectare ("normal" is about 28 hectoliters per hectare, according to Marc Perrin). The final blend I was shown is almost candied in its fruity intensity of raspberries and cherries, yet it has a potent underpinning of more savory elements, like tapenade, grilled meat and dried spices. Full-bodied, with fine, silky tannins, this shows tremendous length, reverberating with hints of crushed stone on the finish. Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
Joe Czerwinski, RobertParker.com

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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