Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- France
- Région:
- Rhône
- Sous-Région:
- Vallée Méridionale
- Appellation précise:
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Millésime:
- 2016
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Cépage(s):
- 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 10% Counoise, 5% Cinsault et les 10% restants en cépages autorisés
- Âge des vignes:
- 50 ans environ
- Vendanges:
- Manuelles
- Vinification:
- En cuve tronconique bois et en cuve béton et grès émaillé. Fermentation malolactique puis assemblage des différents ccépages
- Elevage:
- Élevage en foudres de chêne pendant 1 an
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2024
- Apogée :
- 2030-2046
- Boire avant :
- 2050+
- Conseil de service :
- Idéalement en carafe
- Servir à :
- 17-18°
Description
Assemblage typique à Châteauneuf du Pape mais subtilement vinifié séparément selon leur potentiel d’oxydo-réduction. Les cépages présents et leur pourcentage respectif dans l’assemblage : Cinsault à 5%, Counoise à 10%, Grenache à 30%, Mourvèdre à 30% et Syrah à 10% complétés par Vaccarèse, Terret Noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardan, Bourboulenc et Roussanne à 15%.
La robe bien dense est d’un rubis éclatant avec des reflets violacés. Le nez offre une approche fumée, légèrement rôtie se développant sur des fruits noirs kirshés. La bouche est puissante, généreuse sans jamais tomber dans le capiteux. Tannins puissants qui se fonderont avec le temps.
Un millésime hors norme qui traversera le temps...
Suggestion gourmande
Coq au mourvèdre, tagliatelles et tagliatelle de courgette.
Avis des Experts
James Suckling
"This is a stunning Beaucastel. A classic! Has a superb array of fruit, ranging from red, through to blue, darker purple and black. Nuances of dark, stony minerals, spices, wild flowers and herbs. So fleshy. This has impeccable balance, super-silky tannins and an extraordinarily long finish. This has decades ahead of it. Drink or hold."
Jeb Dunnuck
"Being bottled the day of my visit, the 2016 Chateauneuf-du-Pape checks in as a blend of 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise, and the rest a mix of permitted varieties. It offers a ripe, sexy, rounded style that quickly shows more structure, minerality, and tannin with time in the glass. Blackberries, blueberries, smoked earth, violets, and garrigue all give way to a full-bodied, deep, structured Beaucastel that’s going to benefit from 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for two decades. It reminds me of the 2001."
Decanter
"The nose is tightly wound for now, but shows fresh black fruits and an underlying herbal seam. It’s full-bodied but immediately lifted and fresh on the palate, with powerful fruit and a dense lattice of ripe tannins. It is beautifully textured, very straight in style, with great length and energy. It’s already very well integrated and balanced. Tight, refreshing, mineral and intense. A truly excellent Beaucastel."
Jancis Robinson
“Some reductive notes on the nose. Floral and rich on the palate with gorgeous spice mix and effortless balance. A great wine, with great pedigree – you can taste this in the sheer elegance and intensity.”
The Wine Cellar Insider
"It is easy to get lost in the aromatic complexities here with all the pepper, leaf, wet earth, spice, old wood, dark cherry and plum notes. On the palate, the wine is polished, deep, fresh, concentrated and sweet, Here, there is a purity and symmetry to the wine, along with a clean palate of fruits this year, that makes this a treat to taste, even at this young stage. Marc Perrin thinks this is the best wine produced here since the back to back duo of 1989 and 1990. I am sure this is better than both those previous vintages. It is a stunning wine that deserves your attention to find a bottle and taste it. This should have the ability to age for decades."
Millésime exceptionnel, une réussite incontestable pour Beaucastel qui signe l'un de ses plus grands vins !