Chateauneuf du Pape Beaucastel Magnum 2006
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Chateauneuf du Pape Beaucastel Magnum 2006
HED96520
150 cl
14.5%
£200.00
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The 2006 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape delivers enticing aromas of plum and roast meat, accompanied by savoury notes. On the palate, it combines luscious dark fruit upfront, complemented by an array of savoury elements on the mid-palate, including tobacco, cedar, mushroom, loam, and mineral nuances. The richness of the fruit balances perfectly with the complex savoury layers, making this wine a true tour de force. Presented in a magnum bottle.
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The 2006 Beaucastel shows the textbook character of a mature Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It has expansive raspberry and cherry scents with suggestions of succulent herbs, pungent flowers, cigar box and just a hint of earth. Given the high percentage of Mourvèdre (almost a third of the blend), I would have thought that the earthy aspect would have been more pronounced, but that is not the case here. The 2006 is silky in texture, and the suave blend of depth and energy highlights its red fruit along with floral pastille and baking spice flavors. It finishes extremely long and precise, with superb clarity and just a hint of finely polished tannins adding gentle grip. Beaucastel often shows some gamy character when the wines are young; however, the 2006 did not in barrel nor after it was bottled, and there’s no trace of it now. I noted almost twelve years ago that this was a wine that “beguiles rather than brutalizes”, and I’m happy with that assessment today. Readers lucky enough to have bought the 2006 Beaucastel on release got great value compared to the where bottles that just arrived on the market are priced today, yet the 2006 is actually quite fairly priced for a 15-year-old, world-class wine that comes direct from the winery’s cellars. Josh Raynolds1st September 2021
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