CHATEAU BEAUCASTEL 2015 CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE

Chateauneuf du Pape doesn't get much better than this. In fact, Rhone blends don't get much better than this. This legendary wine needs almost no introduction and is a benchmark of quality for the appellation. Consistently earning high praise from critics, it has previously won Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year award. The 2015 Beaucastel only deepens the legacy with a wine that knocks it out of the park. Combining the perfectly ripened fruit from the great 2015 vintage with the winemaking prowess of the Perrin family, Beaucastel has created a truly compelling wine.

Rarely do you see such unanimous praise from critics across the board. With at least four scores of 96 Points or more, it’s as much of a sure thing as you can get. Consider the following quotes:

"A stunner from the get-go." - Wine Spectator

"An amazing effort." - The Wine Advocate

"Impressive, powerful wine." - James Suckling

"An undeniable opulence." - Jeb Dunnuck

"More depth and richness than just about every other wine in the vintage." - Jeb Dunnuck

At a recent staff tasting at the store, Beaucastel impressed immediately with expressive aromatics out of the gate. The palate is full-bodied and laden with tremendous concentration and depth of fruit. This fantastic wine is youthful and its charms will continue to evolve for years to come. This is the type of wine to buy several bottles of and marvel as it evolves and gains complexity over time. Exuberant in youth, remarkably poised after a few years and a confident, welcome friend at 10 plus years of age, this is a stunner to enjoy at every stage of its development.

Chateau de Beaucastel is a wow wine, which is a must have for wine lovers.

WINE SPECTATOR 97 POINTS - "A stunner from the get-go, with waves of thoroughly seductive boysenberry, plum, blueberry and raspberry reduction forming the core, while roasted apple wood, rooibos tea, bergamot, and anise notes flash throughout. Has plenty of bass, with a Turkish coffee accent and a hint of alder driving underneath. Everything moves in lockstep through the seriously long finish. Best from 2020 through 2045."

*James Suckling Top 100 of 2017*
JAMES SUCKLING 97 POINTS - "All 13 grapes. This has a dark fruited, blueberry and blue plum nose with wide swinging tannins. Some white peppery elements, violets, brooding dark spices, blue fruits and dark plums. Builds from the ground up. Dark stones. Impressive, powerful wine. Drink from 2025."

JEB DUNNUCK 96+ POINTS - "The 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape checks in as a blend of 30% each of Mourvèdre and Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise and the rest a mix of permitted varieties, and they're more and more keeping the stems with Syrah component. This is a beauty that offers more depth and richness than just about every other wine in the vintage. Blackberry, black raspberries, garrigue, spice and hints of saddle leather all flow to a full-bodied, rich, layered 2015 that has a stacked, concentrated mid-palate, ripe, sweet tannin and an undeniable opulence that's missing from too many 2015s. Marc Perrin compared this cuvée to 2001, and I can't disagree with him. Drink this blockbuster beauty anytime over the coming two decades. The Perrin family continues to knock it out of the park and have produced some of the wines of the vintage in 2015."

WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "Bottled in late July, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape is an amazing effort, especially when one considers the production volume. Loaded with black cherry fruit and cola-like spice, this full-bodied, richly textured wine never seems heavy or warm, while exotic Indian spice notes linger on the finish. It should drink well for at least 20 years."