2016 Chateau de Beaucastel • Chateauneuf du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes
Reviewed by Joe Czerwinski
Issue Date1st Nov 2017
Source 233, The Wine Advocate
Rating 96p
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2017 - 2030 ⇒ 飲み頃に入っています
The 500-case production of this wine comes from a three-hectare parcel of Roussanne planted in 1909. The 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes takes the quality of Beaucastel's traditional white and raises it another level. Caramelized pineapple sounds sweet and cloying, but it isn't when it's backed by amazing texture, citrus zest and a briny sensation on the never-ending finish. As this was the last wine of my visit to the estate, I found it especially hard to spit out.