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Château de Beaucastel - Coudoulet de Beaucastel rouge 2017

Rhône

Red

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92/100

James Suckling

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90-92/100

Robert Parker

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91/100

Jeb Dunnuck

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15/20

Bettane & Desseauve

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93/100

Vinous

" The 2017 Coudoulet de Beaucastel is the perfect example of this cuvée. Although it tends to be relatively expensive for a Côtes Du Rhône, it's well worth the price. Complex garrigue, ground pepper and earthy black fruits spill over into a medium- to full-bodied wine with an elegant, polished texture and the sunny, Provençal style of the vintage. " (Jeb Dunnuck 2019) A benchmark!

Features

Estate

Château de Beaucastel

Cuvée

Coudoulet de Beaucastel

Vintage

2017

Designation

Côtes du Rhône

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

30% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 20% Syrah, 20% Cinsault

Terroirs

Soils of Miocene marine molasses covered by rolled pebbles

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Whole-grain harvest heated to 80°C (skin), cooled to 20°C. Traditional maceration in concrete vats for 12 days. Free-run juice is drawn off. Pressing in a pneumatic press. Blending of different grape varieties that have been vinified separately after malolactic fermentation.

Breeding

6 months in oak tuns

Alcohol content

14,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep ruby color

Nose

Aromas of red fruits (raspberry, wild strawberry), spices and garrigue.

Mouth

Powerful, full-bodied and with great finesse. Velvety tannins and long finish.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with a shoulder of lamb with Provençal herbs, a baked rib of beef...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2020 guide) 15/20 (Very good wine)

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

About the wine:

Finesse and elegance for this outstanding Côtes-du-Rhône. Not to be missed!

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 domains vineyards, with, it seems to us, an added purity in recent years.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2019 guide) 90-92/100 (Wonderful wine)

Domain rated (guide 2020) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

Still maturing at the time of my June visit (it was due to be bottled at the end of the month). The final blend of the 2017 Côtes du Rhône Coudoulet de Beaucastel showed plenty of garrigue and dried spice notes overlaid with cherry aromas. Full-bodied, with a silky texture and long finish, it should drink well for a decade or more.

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 (2021 guide) 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 wine lovers).

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. This is 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 itself 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 others domains that have reached, or even surpassed, its level.

Vinous A. Galloni

Vinous A. Galloni

Wine rated 93-94/ 100

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (2019 guide) 92/100

About the wine:

Abundant, rich, ripe red fruit with a hint of spicy pastry and firm complexity. The palate is boldly structured, very fleshy, with frank tannins. Fresh and easy. Drink now.

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Wine rated (2019 guide) 91/100

About the wine:

The 2017 Coudoulet de Beaucastel is the perfect example of this cuvée. Although it tends to be relatively expensive for a Côtes Du Rhône, it's well worth the price. Complex garrigue, ground pepper and earthy black fruits spill over into a medium- to full-bodied wine with an elegant, polished texture and the sunny, Provençal style of the vintage. It can last 15 years or more.

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