| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Rhône > Southern Rhône > Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
Barrel sample, tasted October 13, 2000
Deep colour. Lovely, classy nose of intense, pure fruit. The palate shows black berry fruit and ripe plums and is surprisingly silky and round. It has great balance, firm, ripe tannins and a long powerful finish. Top class. 17/20
“1999 Beaucastel Rouge is a profoundly rich, concentrated, classic vin de garde. … It is one of the blackest, most opaque-coloured Beaucastels of the last decade. The bouquet offers aromas of liquorice, roasted meats, black cherry and blackberry fruit, and a truffle-like, earthy note. Broodingly backward, formidably endowed, powerful, and extremely tannic, it will require 8-10 years of cellaring and should age effortlessly for 3 decades or more. Francois Perrin compares it to the thrilling 1990.
