Eine schonungslose Auslese im Weinberg ließ den Jahrgang 2008 sehr klein ausfallen, durchschnittlich etwa 50% weniger. Dieser Jahrgang hat einen 'nordischen' Touch mit Aromen von Veilchen und Gewürzen. Das Ergebnis ist ein schwerer Wein, jedoch sanft mit einer bemerkenswerten Eleganz. Ein außergewöhnlicher Wein!
Präsentation
Vorstellung
Château de Beaucastel ist seit langem als einer der größten Weine in Frankreich berücksichtigt worden. Es ist bekannt für seine Eleganz, Ausgewogenheit und Alterungspotential. Beaucastel hat ein außergewöhnliches Terroir an der nördlichen Grenze der Appellation Châteauneuf du Pape, den Mistral winde ausgesetzt. Alle dreizehn Sorten der Appellation sind seit den sechziger Jahren organisch gewachsen.
Der Jahrgang
Eine schonungslose Auslese im Weinberg ließ den Jahrgang 2008 sehr klein ausfallen, durchschnittlich etwa 50% weniger. Dieser Jahrgang hat einen 'nordischen' Touch mit Aromen von Veilchen und Gewürzen. Das Ergebnis ist ein schwerer Wein, jedoch sanft mit einer bemerkenswerten Eleganz. Ein außergewöhnlicher Wein!
Lage
Châteauneuf du Pape, zwischen Orange und Avignon, Château de Beaucastel Rot ist ein 70-Hektar Weinberg.
Terroir
Château de Beaucastel ist 110 Hektar groß, in einem einzigen Grundstück im Norden der Appellation. Das Terroir ist archetypisch der besten Terroirs in Châteauneuf: Kieselsteine auf der Oberfläche, Sand, Lehm und Kalk tiefer im Boden. Die Reben sind alt und wurden organisch seit 50 Jahren angebaut, dies ermöglicht es den Wurzeln außergewöhnlich tief zu wachsen.
Beaucastel baut alle dreizehn Rebsorten, die durch die Appellation zugelassen sind an.
Beaucastel baut alle dreizehn Rebsorten, die durch die Appellation zugelassen sind an.
Reife
Jede Sorte wird einzeln und von Hand geerntet. Die Weinbereitung erfolgt in Eichenfässern für die reduktiven Sorten (Mourvèdre, Syrah) und in der traditionellen Betonbehälter für die oxydative Trauben (alle anderen). Sobald die Milchsäuregärung abgeschlossen ist, mischen die Familie Perrin die verschiedenen Sorten. Die Mischung reift dann in Eichenfässern für ein Jahr vor der Abfüllung.
Rebsorten
Mourvèdre : 30%
Grenache : 30%
Vaccarèse, Terret Noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Roussanne : 15%
Syrah : 10%
Counoise : 10%
Cinsault : 5%
Grenache : 30%
Vaccarèse, Terret Noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Roussanne : 15%
Syrah : 10%
Counoise : 10%
Cinsault : 5%
Rat
Servieren
Rund 15 ° C Wenn möglich, dekantieren des Weines.
Verkostung
Colour: dark and deep ruby with purple undertones.
Nose : Very rich on ripe black fruit, cherry, fig and slightly smoky.
Mouth: Round and powerful, great balance between the tannins and the body, on notes of red fruit.
Good ageing potential
Nose : Very rich on ripe black fruit, cherry, fig and slightly smoky.
Mouth: Round and powerful, great balance between the tannins and the body, on notes of red fruit.
Good ageing potential
Bewertungen
"The 2008 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape is one of the few outstanding wines produced in this vintage. More evolved than Beaucastel’s wines tend to be, it reveals a healthy dark plum/ruby color, notes of licorice, meat juices, smoked game, black currants and garrigue, medium to full body, silky tannins, good freshness, surprising depth for the vintage and a long finish. Drink it over the next decade. "
"Ripe and very sleek, with a dense core of cassis, blackberry, anise framed by violet and spice. The long finish drips with juicy fruit and subtle toast, with a flash of iron boding well for cellaring. Shows great freshness and balance for the vintage."
"Marc calls this ‘quite a Northern style’. Already quite open, the nose is immensely inviting with notes of liquorice, roasted game, blackcurrants, violets and garrigue. Beautifully focussed yet opulent texture, quite full on the palate with silky tannins, good freshness, and a long finish. Wow – a Beaucastel that can be enjoyed over the next decade instead of after two decades!"
"A superb showing by the 2008 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape and a very complete wine that will surprise people who think ‟08 was a poor vintage. Showing solid complexity and an open personality, with aromas of meat, lavender, garrigue, and licorice, medium body, solid concentration, and plenty of length, this will be a relatively early drinking wine by Beaucastel standards. Never the less, it should continue to positively evolve for 3-5 years and have 15 years of longevity."
"Very floral nose with a dominant rose and peony. Crunchy and delicious with a wonderful aroma. A beautiful freshness, a crystalline side. Of greed in its purest form. The 2008 does not have the structure and extent of other vintages but it seems like a very nice wine for the vintage. Beautiful digestibility, immediate pleasure."
"One of the deepest crimsons of the lot. Funky nose with buckwheat and vegetation, then rather severe strict medicinal aromas. Very tough tannins on the finish. Pretty dramatic and tight."
"Tasted elegant with a lovely minerality and a refreshing streak of acidity..."
"Tiefdunkles Rot mit Lilareflexen, ansprechendes Bukett, Veilchen, rote Kirsche, aufblühende Rose, gefällige Frucht, mittlere Fruchttiefe, passabler Nachhall."
"This wine does not reflect the characteristics of the appellation of Chateauneuf du Pape. The weakness of the vintage makes the strength of this wine showing a very aromatic nose and a perfect balance between finesse, power and elegance for a vintage that is already ready to drink."
"Medium to dark ruby in color, this wine smells of mulberry and wet stones, with a hint of dried fennel seeds and crushed herbs in the background. In the mouth, tight tannins wrap around an equally compact core of raspberry and cherry that sits on top of a deep earthy and mineral core. Good length and breadth. A cold and rainy vintage with yields down roughly 50% from normal."
"Sometimes the presentation and reputation of a bottle suggests a match and so it proved with this handsomely packaged bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape. Undecanted it exhibited an intense richness and sweetness that made me immediately think of occasions like Thanksgiving and Christmas. It would be a splendid bottle for a turkey, especially with the classic accompaniments of squash and sweet potato - also with a handsome leg of pork. Decanted it became more structured and savoury, suggesting slow cooked beef rather than turkey or pork. Beef shortribs would be a great pairing." [+]
"Ripe, sweet, but really well defined black fruits nose with complex notes of meat, liquorice and floral black cherries. So expressive with lovely balance between the sweet ripe fruit and the more savoury olive and meat characters. From a cooler vintage, this has a touch of the northern Rhône about it, and it is fabulous." [+]
"Ripe and very sleek, with a dense core of cassis, blackberry and anise framed by violet and spice. The long finish drips with juicy fruit and subtle toast, with a flash of iron boding well for cellaring. Shows great freshness and balance for the vintage."
"The 2008 vintage signs a great wine. Beautiful colour with bright undertones, beautiful mature nose with animal notes, this wine is very fresh on the palate, with nice drinkability and a beautiful length, recalling the style of 2001."
"This complex vintage reveals an expressive nose all in finesse. The notes of freshness and spices make it possible to get a balanced mouth
A very pleasant wine to enjoy today."
A very pleasant wine to enjoy today."
