The Château de Beaucastel of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Château de Beaucastel - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This estate is part of the Famille Perrin.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Château de Beaucastel is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Beaucastel wines

Looking for the best Château de Beaucastel wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Beaucastel wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château de Beaucastel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château de Beaucastel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Beaucastel

How Château de Beaucastel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb fillet with monbazillac, potato and bacon omelette or roast chicken and potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Beaucastel

On the nose the red wine of Château de Beaucastel. often reveals types of flavors of iron, tar or balsamic and sometimes also flavors of black olive, allspice or menthol. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Beaucastel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Beaucastel

  • 1978With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 1979With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de Beaucastel.

  • Mourvedre
  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Counoise
  • Cinsault
  • Roussanne

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.

In the mouth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 704 estates and châteaux in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing 1551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry.

The top white wines of Château de Beaucastel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Beaucastel

How Château de Beaucastel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork chops with curry and honey, cod rougail or cake with smoked bacon, prunes and comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Beaucastel

On the nose the white wine of Château de Beaucastel. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of orange zest, baking spice or orange peel. In the mouth the white wine of Château de Beaucastel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Beaucastel

  • 1990With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.39/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.35/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Beaucastel.

  • Roussanne
  • Bourboulenc
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Picardan
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Muscardin

Muscardin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Vaucluse). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. The Muscardin noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Beaucastel

Planning a wine route in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Beaucastel.

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

News about Château de Beaucastel and wines from the region

Brad Pitt, Jolie and Château Miraval story takes new twist

Brad Pitt has filed a lawsuit against Angelina Jolie at a Los Angeles court regarding her sale of a stake in Provence winery Château Miraval last year, according to media reports, including in Bloomberg (via Associated Press) and the Los Angeles Times. There had been speculation for several years about how Pitt and Jolie’s divorce proceedings would affect their joint ownership of Miraval, which they acquired in 2008. It was the Hollywood couple’s wedding venue but the estate has also gained a re ...

Decanter’s Regional Editors pick out their top wines for Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

In the first part of this series, see the wines that the Decanter editorial team is most excited about tasting at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Amy Wislocki – Decanter Magazine Editor Cape Landing Blackwood Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River 2019 At the end of every year at Decanter, we organise a ‘Wines of the Year‘ tasting. We ask our key contributors and editorial staff to pick out the wines that most impressed them during the year just gon ...

Brad Pitt launches skincare range using ingredients from Rhône Valley vineyard

Le Domaine Skincare features a serum, a cream, a fluid cream and a cleansing emulsion, all of which are vegan and suitable for all skin types. The products are made from organic matter that was previously discarded after the grapes had been pressed. Le Domaine Skincare’s packaging also includes recyclable glass bottles and jars, and reusable stoppers made of oak cut from the scraps of the vineyard’s wine barrels. ‘It is about imitating nature’s organic cycles, its original beauty,’ said Pitt, wh ...

The word of the wine: Austere

A full-bodied, closed wine whose qualities are noticeable, but which does not express its full potential.