Chateau de Beaucastel

• Vintage: 2020
• Type: Red Unfortified still wines
• Capacity: 0,75 L.
• Alcohol content: 14,5º

• Winery: Chateau De Beaucastel
• Country: France
• D.O: A.O.C. Côtes du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• Varieties: Garnatxa Negra, Syrah, Bourboulenc, Cinsault, Clairette, Garnatxa Blanca, Monastrell, Muscardin, Picapoll, Picardan, Roussane, Terret Noir, Vaccarèse
• Allergens: Sulphites

Colour

Picota red color, Ruby color, Purple cherry, Colored tear

AROMA:

Slate, Balsamic menthol aromas, Cherry liqueur

TASTE:

Cheerful, Plums, Exotic, Spicy

The vintage :
The vintage started with a long winter and one of the driest ones in the past years followed by an inexistent Spring. The crop development was very slow due to important climatic variations. The winemakers’ work was therefore crucial to get good quality grapes in small quantities. 2013 was a complicated vintage and late but is wonderfully balanced and is very promising.

Description :
Château de Beaucastel has long been regarded as one of the greatest wines in France. It is notorious for its elegance, balance and ageing potential. Beaucastel has an exceptional terroir at the Northern limit of Châteauneuf du Pape, exposed to the Mistral wind. All thirteen varieties of the appellation have been organically grown since the sixties.

Situation :
Châteauneuf du Pape, between Orange and Avignon, Château de Beaucastel red is a
70-hectare vineyard
Process :
Each variety is harvested separately and manually. Vinification takes place in oak fermenters for the reductive varieties (Mourvèdre, Syrah) and in traditional enameled concrete tanks for the Oxidative grapes (all the others). Once the malolactic fermentation is finished, the Famille Perrin blends the different varieties. The blend is then aged in oak Foudres for a year before being bottled.

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