【James Suckling 92】【Robert Parker 92】【Jeb Dunnuck 92 pts】【VIVINO4.0】
【EU Organic Certification】【French National Organic Certification】
ZF264D - Coudoulet de Beaucastel 2020 Cotes Du Rhone Rouge
Price: $220/bottle
Region/Classification: France/Rhone/Côte de Rhone (Rhone Valley)
Grape Varieties: 40% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault
Alcohol: 14%
Volume: 750ml
Taste: The wine presents a deep ruby red color with a purplish sheen. The aroma is fresh and delightful, rich and fragrant, blending red fruit, spices, and white pepper, subtly infused with a hint of roasted herbs. Full-bodied and smooth on the palate, it is exceptionally balanced, refreshing, and offers aromas of black cherry jam. The finish is long and intensely aromatic, with velvety tannins. This is an elegant wine with excellent aging potential.
James Suckling 92 pts—
Deep, savory nose with notes of ripe black cherries and plum cake, plus minty and floral notes. In spite of the considerable power and generous tannin, this is very focused and elegant. The long, energetic finish suggests this has years of life ahead of it. Drink or hold.
Wine Advocate 92 pts—
The 2020 Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet de Beaucastel continues this cuvée's hot streak. A blend of approximately 30% each Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah, with 10% Carignan, it boasts attractive floral overtones, hints of crushed stone and ripe cherry fruit. Full-bodied and impressively silky for such a young wine, it should be drinkable upon release and for at least a decade thereafter.
Jeb Dunnuck 92 pts—
A year-in, year-out winner, the 2020 Côtes Du Rhône Coudoulet De Beaucastel offers outstanding quality as well as classic notes of darker fruits, roasted herbs, truffly earth, and some meaty, peppery, gamey nuances. With wonderful purity of fruit, ripe tannins, and a balanced, elegant mouthfeel, it will have over a decade of longevity
For a long time, Chateau de Beaucastel has occupied a place on the list of famous French wineries. The wines it produces are famous for their rich flavor, exquisite taste and excellent aging potential. Robert Parker is particularly fond of this winery and has rated its wines 100 points 6 times and 95 points or more nearly 50 times. Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide rated Beaucastel Winery 5 stars and praised it as such. Tao: "Chateau de Beaucastel is one of the great wineries in France. The winery's wines are all worth trying, and almost all of them are of very good quality."
Chateau de Beaucastel was founded in the 16th century and has a history of 500 years. In 1909, Pierre Tramier purchased the winery and later passed it on to his son-in-law, Pierre Perrin. This opens a new chapter and officially enters the era of Perrin family management. The Perrin family is a very powerful wine family, and together with 11 other families, it forms the World Family Federation (PVF). These 11 wineries are France’s first-class winery Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Germany’s Weingut Egon Muller Scharzhof, Italy’s Marchesi Antinori, and Spain’s Bodegas. Vega Sicilia), Port wine Symington Family Estates, etc. Members of the Perrin family of all generations have great vision and courage, and share the common belief in making high-quality wine. They each do their best to continuously push Beaucastel Winery to new heights.
Chateau de Beaucastel is located at the northern end of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, with a vineyard covering an area of more than 100 hectares. The vineyards of the winery have the typical excellent terroir of the region: the topsoil is paved with pebbles, the subsoil is a mixture of sand, clay and limestone, and the vineyards are also affected by the Mistral wind. Nowadays, the vineyard has been fully organically managed, and some precious old vines are planted in the garden. These old vines are rooted deep in the soil and produce fruits with rich and concentrated flavor and excellent quality, adding a unique charm to the wine. In addition, the winery also owns about 30 hectares of vineyards in the Cotes du Rhone. The terroir is somewhat similar to the winery's vineyard in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, and is often considered to be the vineyard. The "younger" version.
