2021 Chateau Beaucastel - Chateauneuf du PapeColour : Red Producer : Chateau Beaucastel Label Name : Chateauneuf du Pape Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Chateauneuf du Pape Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2021 Ratings : Decanter 96 pts, Vinous 93 95 pts, Jeb Dunnuck 94 pts, James Suckling 94 pts, Wine Advocate 94 pts, Wine Spectator 94 pts Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Tasting Note : Chteau de Beaucastels 2021 Chteauneuf du Pape Rouge continues the estates consistent

As with the 2013

rich in marine fossils

The flavors

often described as more mineral-driven and potentially a "darker

Contratto was a pioneer of bottle-fermented sparkling wine in Italy and remains a benchmark producer for Metodo Classico wines

it should turn out to be outstanding

but it is certainly turning into one of the finest wines of this vintage

mineral precision and structural elegance that the Moueix team has progressively refined since acquisition

whose reputation rests on the Merlot of Redigaffi

having studied oenology at the University of Bordeaux under the legendary Professor Émile Peynaud before embarking on a career that included tenures at Chappellet

with a textural attack that segues into a deep and incisive mid-palate

The combination of low alcohol