99 Beaucastel + others

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Stephen South
1999 Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape..alc 13.5%....decanted 2 hrs..a bit of clearly at the edges/loss of color....welcoming nose.....no brett....the palate is multilayered and still on the younger side....really showing very well with Braised lamb Shanks and Parmesan Risotto...

before that...
Oudinot a Eperney Champagne Cuvee Rose Brut...alc 12%..a nice NM bubbly
2006 Domaine William Fevre Chablis Premier Cru Montmains, alc 13%...feally nice and intense with no hint of premox...matched with several cheeses well (Borough Mkt cheddar, Bocconcino de langa {goat}, Saint Angel. Jasper Hill Moses Sleeper)
 
Stephen, We'll soon be having a multi-vintage Beaucastel tasting with Marc Perrin. Should be memorable! (And my favorite producer world-wide!)

And, yes, as you say, the '99 is indeed on "the younger side". The nice thing about Beaucastel is that it drinks well while youthful and proceeds to get better and better over many years.

. . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Stephen, We'll soon be having a multi-vintage Beaucastel tasting with Marc Perrin. Should be memorable! (And my favorite producer world-wide!)

And, yes, as you say, the '99 is indeed on "the younger side". The nice thing about Beaucastel is that it drinks well while youthful and proceeds to get better and better over many years.

. . . . Pete
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last year we did 78/89/90/94/98 and 2001 at a sitting...very nice
 
Stephen, Along the same lines, I did '89 Haut Brion and '89 Beaucastel (both legendary wines) at the same time with knowledgeable wine friends.

It was hard to judge which came out best as the sentiments seemed to put both in very high favor (naturally!).

I have always preferred the '89 Beaucastel to the '90. My recent tasting of the '90 made me wonder if the '90 might not be better, albeit by a gnat's eyelash.

I still have the '70 Beau. Any thoughts on what to expect?

. . . . Pete
 
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