Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Beaucastel - 2006

Name: Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Beaucastel
Brand: Beaucastel
SKU: 14734
Price: 124.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 14734 750mL

Château de Beaucastel is located in the north of the appellation of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Their terroir is archetypal: rolled pebbles on the surface with sand, clay, and limestone. All 13 authorized grapes are used to make this iconic red wine. The grapes are separately vinified (in oak or concrete tanks) and combined together only after malolactic fermenation has finished.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2006

Country

France

Region

Rhône

Sub-Region

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Producer

Beaucastel

Grape Variety

Grenache

Syrah

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Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

Rhône

Prestige in the north, value in the south: that’s the quick version of the Rhône story. Southern village appellations produce a dizzying stylistic range of delicious wines, while the prices for northern “trophy” bottles can be dizzyingly high. If you like smoky, leathery, earthy, macho red wines, however, the wines of the northern Rhône are well worth it. Prestigious northern Rhône appellations include Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, and St.-Joseph. In the southern Rhône, look to the village...

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...