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Château de Beaucastel - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 2017

Rhône

White

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97-99/100

Robert Parker

"As usual, the 2017 Châteauneuf du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes comes from a three-hectare plot planted in 1909. It's richer, creamier and longer than Beaucastel's traditional white Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but also fresher and saltier. It looks even more impressive than the superb 2016." (Wine Advocate 2018)

Features

Estate

Château de Beaucastel

Cuvée

Vieilles Vignes

Vintage

2017

Designation

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

100% Roussanne

Terroirs

Soil of Miocene marine molasses covered by rolled pebbles

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Slightly over-ripe harvest, pneumatic pressing, settling, fermentation (30% in rooms, 70% in vats).

Breeding

8 months in rooms (30%) and vats (70%)

Alcohol content

14,49%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Bright yellow color with green highlights

Nose

Discreet and elegant, with notes of rose petals and beeswax.

Mouth

Rich character, with notes of gingerbread, cinnamon, clove and white pepper. Finishes with a fine balance of salinity and minerality.

Serve

AT 12-14°C

Drink from

2019-2020

Drink before

2025+

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with lobster, pan-fried scallops, Saint-Pierre or sea bass cooked in a salt crust, seasoned with a drizzle of olive oil...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 5*Stars (Outstanding producers, those who represent the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and the world)

About the domain :

Beaucastel has been owned by the Perrin family since 1909, and is now run by Jean-Pierre and François, the sons of Jacques Perrin, along with Cécile, Marc, Pierre, Thomas, Charles, Mathieu and César, the fifth generation. In other words: a family affair! Situated on a 100-hectare terroir of rolled pebbles, including 30 hectares of Côtes du Rhône (Coudoulet de Beaucastel), Château Beaucastel produces four wines. In white, a classic cuvée dominated by Roussanne, and the famous cuvée Roussanne-Vieilles-Vignes. In the reds, Mourvèdre plays a major role, accounting for almost a third of plantings, as much as Grenache. This unusual proportion was strategic in 2018, helping to achieve Beaucastel's characteristic finesse and freshness. This is undoubtedly one of France's finest wine estates, with, it seems to us, an added purity in recent years.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2018 guide) 97-99/100 (Extraordinary wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2020) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

As usual, the 2017 Châteauneuf du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes comes from a three-hectare plot planted in 1909. It's richer, creamier and longer than Beaucastel's traditional white Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but also fresher and saltier. It looks even more impressive than the superb 2016.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning connoisseurs).

About the domain :

With its distinctive terroir of rolled pebbles, Château de Beaucastel is one of the emblems of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This estate is proud to be one of the few to use all thirteen authorized grape varieties to produce its red wine. A wine of consistently high quality, but one that faces competition from cuvées that have upset the appellation's hierarchy. Of course, the extremely rare and remarkable cuvée Hommage à Jacques Perrin, made from a large majority of Mourvèdre and produced only in the best years, remains a benchmark, as does the sumptuous white Roussanne Vieilles Vignes, which reveals its full potential with age. Under the efficient management of the Perrin family, Château de Beaucastel remains a benchmark for wines from the South of France, a status it must now share with other estates that have reached, or even surpassed, its level.

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