Taste
Ripe red fruit, chocolate, tobacco, undergrowth; generous, silky, soft, round
- BrandChateau de Beaucastel
- CountryFrance
- RegionRhone
- TypeRed Wine
- Size375ml/Half-Bottle
- ABV 14.5%
- SKU 210000048900
Grapes & winemaking
- Grapes
- 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 15% Syrah, 10% Counoise, 5% Cinsault; 10% combined Vaccarese, Terret Noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Roussanne
- Farming
- Organically farmed
- Aging
- 1 year oak foudres
The 2022 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a legendary, highly-rated Southern Rhône blend. Known for its rich, sunny vintage profile, it features a complex blend led by Grenache and Mourvèdre. It offers lush dark fruits, baking spices, and velvety tannins, with optimal drinking stretching from 2027 to at least 2040.
The nose is finely tuned around cherry fruit, with a sweet herbal attachment, a note of dusty trails, has garrigue implications. The palate strolls along on a fine delivery of mixed berry fruits, cassis included, comes with extremely soft tannins that float along the second half. It’s very much an en finesse Châteauneuf, handled with much restraint, the balance good. The fruit burrows out with tasty clarity towards the finish, all promising.
Critical Acclaim
97 James Suckling
Praised for its textured, layered profile featuring cherries, warm herbs, bay leaves, and integrated tannins.
96 Jeb Dunnuck
Highlights aromas of sweet raspberries, blackberries, and peppery garrigue with tremendous upfront charm and longevity.
96 Decanter
Dark and inky in colour this year. It’s fresh in its berry fruits, really quite powerful, with muscular tannins and driving acidity behind. A dense, dark and brooding vintage of Beaucastel. The aromatic precision however is extremely impressive: elderberry, sloe and blackberry. It’s solid and will age well. Do not drink this young, as it will likely disappoint if opened too early. Grenache and Cinsault fermented in cement, Syrah and Mourvèdre fermented in foudres. Syrah and Counoise are whole bunch fermented.