Lot 430
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL 2007 (3) 96 WA
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL 2001 (2) 96 WA
PENFOLDS GRANGE BIN 95 1999 (1)
COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2001 (1)
![CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL 2007 (3) 96 WA
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL 2001 (2) 96 WA
PENFOLDS GRANGE BIN 95 1999 (1)
COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2001 (1)](/media2/819/waddingtons-b7b5eecfda90cb7c048c0006609226dd.jpg)
Lot 430 Details
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL 2007 (3)Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Beaucastel’s 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape has turned out even better out of bottle than I predicted. An inky/ruby/purple color is followed by a glorious nose of blue and black fruits, truffles, pen ink, licorice, and meat juices as well as glorious levels of acidity and sweet tannin, buttressing the fruit’s fabulous freshness and vibrancy. This full-bodied effort still displays considerable tannin, no doubt because of the relatively high Mourvedre content. It should resolve its tannins in 2-4 years, and last for 25 or more. October 2009 96 WA
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL 2001 (2)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Beaucastel has been on a terrific qualitative roll over the last four vintages, and the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape (which Francois Perrin feels is similar to the 1990, although I don’t see that as of yet) is a 15,000-case blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise, and the balance split among the other permitted varietals of the appellation. This inky/ruby/purple-colored cuvee offers a classic Beaucastel bouquet of new saddle leather, cigar smoke, roasted herbs, black truffles, underbrush, and blackberry as well as cherry fruit. It is a superb, earthy expression of this Mourvedre-dominated cuvee. Full-bodied and powerful, it will undoubtedly close down over the next several years, not to re-emerge for 7-8 years. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025. February 2004 96 WA
PENFOLDS GRANGE BIN 95 1999 (1)
South Australia.
COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2001 (1)
Côtes du Rhône.
7 bts. per lot $1,100 - $1,400