🍷 Red Wine Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Château de Beaucastel – Red 2017: Balance, Complexity & Long Ageing
Château de Beaucastel , a pillar of the appellation at the northern tip, produces this powerful and fine wine using the 13 traditional grape varieties of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, cultivated organically since the 1960s but not certified organic or biodynamic. The 2017 vintage, exceptionally dry, offers concentration and remarkable aging potential .
🔍 Main features:
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Estate : Château de Beaucastel (Perrin family), 110 ha including 70 ha in AOP Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Appellation : AOP Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Vintage : Red 2017
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Vintage : 2017
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Capacity : 75 cl
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Grape varieties : Grenache 30%, Mourvèdre 30%, Syrah 10%, Counoise 10%, Cinsault 5%, other blue and white grape varieties 15%
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Alcohol content : 14.5% vol.
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Vinification & aging : manual harvest, separate fermentation in wooden and concrete vats, post-malolactic blending, aging for 12 months in oak barrels.
👁️ Wine profile:
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Eye : Deep, bright purple-red.
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Nose : Blackcurrant, black cherry, garrigue, spices, licorice, cocoa, tobacco and slightly herbaceous notes
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Palate : Dense, ripe and silky tannins, long and harmonious finish – a distinguished and balanced Châteauneuf.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings:
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Roasted or grilled red meats (lamb, wild boar, leg of lamb)
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Mediterranean dishes (stew, moussaka), with herbs, spices and aromatics
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💡 Suggestion : wild boar stew with thyme or leg of lamb flavored with rosemary
🕰️ Consumption & Service:
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Temperature : 16–18°C, light decanting for 30 minutes recommended
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Aging potential : already pleasant today, can be kept for 15–20 years with peak expression between 2023 and 2025
🌿 Terroir & Commitment:
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Vineyard exposed to the Mistral, soils of rolled pebbles, sand, clay and limestone
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Respectful and sustainable cultivation, without organic/dynamic certification, manual harvests and cult terroir vinification
🎁 Special Offer:
Enjoy 10% off with the code REDUCTIONOFF from €50 of purchase .
Discover this Château de Beaucastel 2017 , a majestic, deep and refined Châteauneuf.
🚚 Delivery & Warranty:
Fast and careful delivery: receive your Beaucastel 2017 directly to your home.
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