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Chateau De Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc Cuvee Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 2020 750ml

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750ml
country
France
region
Rhone Valley
appellation
Chateauneuf Du Pape
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DC
98
JD
98
WA
97
WS
96
JS
96
Additional vintages
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2013 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2002
DC
98
Rated 98 by Decanter
This is still quite aromatically closed for now, though some tobacco, cedar, crème anglaise and pineapple can be coaxed out - still very young indeed. It's less opulent in texture than a typical vintage, only just full-bodied, but still has great intensity and drive. Salinity and good acidity provide a strong beam through the wine, giving it length. Not as rich as most recent vintages of Roussanne Vieilles Vignes, this is instead an intense and athletic expression that should live for a long, long time. The oak is well balanced, not excessive; neither is the alcohol.. But give this time to open up and perform - currently it's very tightly wound. They've started to pick the grapes for this cuvée a little earlier, and are now leaving the juice on the skins for three to four hours in the press. 30% spends eight months in new barriques and demi-muids. ... More details
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Chateau De Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc Cuvee Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 2020 750ml

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Professional Ratings
DC
98
JD
98
WA
97
WS
96
JS
96
DC
98
Rated 98 by Decanter
This is still quite aromatically closed for now, though some tobacco, cedar, crème anglaise and pineapple can be coaxed out - still very young indeed. It's less opulent in texture than a typical vintage, only just full-bodied, but still has great intensity and drive. Salinity and good acidity provide a strong beam through the wine, giving it length. Not as rich as most recent vintages of Roussanne Vieilles Vignes, this is instead an intense and athletic expression that should live for a long, long time. The oak is well balanced, not excessive; neither is the alcohol.. But give this time to open up and perform - currently it's very tightly wound. They've started to pick the grapes for this cuvée a little earlier, and are now leaving the juice on the skins for three to four hours in the press. 30% spends eight months in new barriques and demi-muids.
JD
98
Rated 98 by Jeb Dunnuck
Even better, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes comes from a single parcel of very old vines and is 100% Roussanne brought up in barrel. It too is medium to full-bodied and incredibly concentrated, with brilliant white currants, green almond, honeyed mineral, and spice-driven aromas and flavors. The balance is just about perfect, as is the purity of fruit, and this incredible white is one of the top releases in the vintage. As I’ve written in the past, it’s the Montrachet of the Southern Rhône and can evolve for decades in cold cellars.
WA
97
Rated 97 by Wine Advocate
From vines planted in 1909, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes is entirely barrel-fermented and matured, half in new oak from Chassin and half in second-use steam-bent barriques from Dargaud & Jaegle. It's much like the regular Beaucastel CdP Blanc, but more—and sometimes more really is more. With waves of honeyed pear and pineapple fruit folded together on the full-bodied palate, it's creamy and rich, yet vibrant and refreshing on the long, luxurious finish. The aging curve of this wine is never easy to predict, as some vintages close up tight soon after release only to open up after several years in the cellar, while others seem to exude opulence throughout their life.
WS
96
Rated 96 by Wine Spectator
Alluring, with a matchstick hint weaving around notes of white peach, white nectarine and apricot, while quinine and bitter almond accents fuel the finish. There's serious latent length here, thanks to a deeply imbedded spine that lets the fruit play out effortlessly. Roussanne. Drink now through 2035. 300 cases made, 200 cases imported.
JS
96
Rated 96 by James Suckling
Wonderful nose of acacia honey and ripe apricot. Super-concentrated with great textural complexity, this white Chateauneuf is built on a lavish scale, but is so precise and glides off into the far distance. 100% roussanne from ancient vines. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
France
region
Rhone Valley
appellation
Chateauneuf Du Pape
Additional vintages
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2013 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2002
Overview
This is still quite aromatically closed for now, though some tobacco, cedar, crème anglaise and pineapple can be coaxed out - still very young indeed. It's less opulent in texture than a typical vintage, only just full-bodied, but still has great intensity and drive. Salinity and good acidity provide a strong beam through the wine, giving it length. Not as rich as most recent vintages of Roussanne Vieilles Vignes, this is instead an intense and athletic expression that should live for a long, long time. The oak is well balanced, not excessive; neither is the alcohol.. But give this time to open up and perform - currently it's very tightly wound. They've started to pick the grapes for this cuvée a little earlier, and are now leaving the juice on the skins for three to four hours in the press. 30% spends eight months in new barriques and demi-muids.
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Region: Rhone Valley

For over two thousand years, the southern French region of the Rhone Valley has been home to wine-makers and wineries of many different types. The ancient Greeks were the first to discover that a wide range of grape varietals can flourish in the rich soils and micro-climates which typify the region, and little has changed to this day. In the modern age, the Rhone Valley is recognized around the world as the home of excellent quality white, red and rosé wines, as well as some of the most highly respected blended wines on earth. The region is split into two distinctive sub-regions, with the cooler, continental northern sub-region producing primarily Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines of exquisite quality, and the hotter southern sub-region growing a much wider variety of grapes.
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Country: France

French winemakers are subjected to several laws and regulations regarding the wines they produce, and how they can be labeled and sold. Such procedures are designed to increase the overall quality of the country's produce, and also to ensure that wines made in each particular region or appellation are of a character and type which is representative of the area. Thankfully for consumers of wine world-wide, the French have a particularly high reputation to uphold, and seem to do so flawlessly. Every year, wineries from all over France produce millions upon millions of bottles of fine wine, making the most of their native grape varieties and the excellent terrain which covers most of the country. From the expensive and exquisite red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, to the white wines and cremants of central France, the French are dedicated to providing the world with wines of the highest quality and most distinctive character.
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