Château de Beaucastel
Château de Beaucastel has long been considered one of France’s finest wines, and is universally acclaimed for its balance, elegance and ageing potential. Beaucastel boasts an extraordinary terroir at the northern tip of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, highly exposed to the Mistral wind. The appellation’s thirteen grape varieties have been grown organically since the 1960s.
Beaucastel Châteauneuf du Pape Red
Grape varieties : Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Counoise, Vaccarèse, Terret Noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Roussanne et Cinsault.
Age of vines: Between 70/80 years old
Terroir : Château de Beaucastel covers around 110 hectares in a single block to the north of the appellation. The terroir is archetypal of the great Châteauneuf terroirs: rolled pebbles on the surface, clay, sand and limestone at depth.
Destemming: All bunches are destemmed.
Yield: 28hl per hectare
Aging: In oak tuns for one year
Press awards: Rated 97/100 in 2000 by Jeb Dunnuck
Beaucastel Châteauneuf du Pape White
Grape varieties: Roussanne 80%, Grenache blanc 15%, Picardan, Clairette, Bourboulenc 5%.
Age of vines: 70/80 years
Terroir : Rolled pebbles
Destemming: All bunches are destemmed.
Yield: 28hl per hectare
Breeding: Pduring 8 months (30% in rooms, 70% in vats). Bottled after eight months.
Press awards: Rated 95/100 in 2015, 2016 and 2019 by Jeb Dunnuck
Beaucastel Cuvée "Tribute to Jacques Perrin"
Grape varieties: Mourvèdre(75%), Syrah (10%), Grenache (10%) and Counoise (5%).
Age of vines: Centenarians
Terroir :Rolled pebbles on clay-limestone and loam soils
Destemming: All bunches are destemmed.
Yield: 8 hectolitres per hectare
Aging: In oak barrels for one year.
Press awards: Rated 100/100 in 2010, 2016 and 2017 by Jeb Dunnuck
Beaucastel Cuvée "Roussannes Vieilles Vignes"
Grape variety: Roussannes
Age of vines: Centenarians
Terroir : Miocene marine molasse covered by alpine diluvium
Destemming: All bunches are destemmed.
Breeding : Aged for 8 months (30% in rooms, 70% in vats). Bottled after eight months.
Press awards: Rated 100/100 in 2016 by Jeb Dunnuck