1966 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Rhone, France
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3 from 1 User Rating
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- Style Red - Rich and Intense
- Grape Variety Southern Rhone Red Blend
- Food Pairing Lamb
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Vineyard notes: "Château de Beaucastel is 110 hectares, with one single plot at the north of the appellation. The terroir is archetypal of the best terroirs in Châteauneuf: rolled pebbles on the surface, sand, clay and limestone deeper down. The vines are old and have been organically grown for 50 years, which has allowed the roots to grow exceptionally deep. Beaucastel grows all thirteen grape varieties authorised by the appellation."
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1966 750ml
Chateaneuf Du Pape - Chateau de Beaucastelle, France, Rodano
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1966 750ml
Vallee du Rhone, 1966, PAPE BEAUCASTEL, CHATEAUNEUF DU, 75cl
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1966 750ml
Beaucastel, Chateauneuf du Pape
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Grape Variety / Blend
Grenache (Grenache), Mourvedre (Monastrell), Syrah, Counoise & Cinsault
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About the Product
- Producer Notes
- Château de Beaucastel has long been considered one of the great wines of France. It is unanimously renowned for its balance, elegance and ageing potential. Beaucastel has an extraordinary terroir at the Northern end of the appellation with heavy exposure to the Mistral. All 13 varieties of the appellation have been organically grown here since the sixties.
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5 - 14.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
Barrel Fermented
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Famille Perrin
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Château de Beaucastel is 110 hectares, with one single plot at the north of the appellation. The terroir is archetypal of the best terroirs in Châteauneuf: rolled pebbles on the surface, sand, clay and limestone deeper down. The vines are old and have been organically grown for 50 years, which has allowed the roots to grow exceptionally deep. Beaucastel grows all thirteen grape varieties authorised by the appellation.
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- Harvest Notes
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Each variety is harvested manually and separately.
- Winemaking
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Vinification is completed in truncated oak barrels for the reductive grapes (Mourvèdre and Syrah) and in traditional tiled cement tanks for the oxidative grapes (such as Grenache). After the malolactic fermentations, the Perrin family blends the different varieties
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- Ageing
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The wine ages in oak Foudres for a year before being bottled.
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Mezze, meat Starter Course
- Middle Eastern
- Beef donburi Main Course
- Beef rice pot
- Contains: yuzu juice
- Japanese
- Indian lamb kofta Main Course
- Contains: cumin, coriander
- Indian
- Mimolette Cheese Course
- French
Details
About the Product
- Producer Notes
- Château de Beaucastel has long been considered one of the great wines of France. It is unanimously renowned for its balance, elegance and ageing potential. Beaucastel has an extraordinary terroir at the Northern end of the appellation with heavy exposure to the Mistral. All 13 varieties of the appellation have been organically grown here since the sixties.
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5 - 14.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
Barrel Fermented
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
-
Famille Perrin
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Château de Beaucastel is 110 hectares, with one single plot at the north of the appellation. The terroir is archetypal of the best terroirs in Châteauneuf: rolled pebbles on the surface, sand, clay and limestone deeper down. The vines are old and have been organically grown for 50 years, which has allowed the roots to grow exceptionally deep. Beaucastel grows all thirteen grape varieties authorised by the appellation.
Read more
- Harvest Notes
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Each variety is harvested manually and separately.
- Winemaking
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Vinification is completed in truncated oak barrels for the reductive grapes (Mourvèdre and Syrah) and in traditional tiled cement tanks for the oxidative grapes (such as Grenache). After the malolactic fermentations, the Perrin family blends the different varieties
Read more
- Ageing
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The wine ages in oak Foudres for a year before being bottled.
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(1)1966 vintage
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94 / 100
$ 105
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$ 115
2023
94 / 100
$ 99
2022
94 / 100
$ 103
2021
94 / 100
$ 103
2020
95 / 100
$ 101
2019
94 / 100
$ 99
2018
94 / 100
$ 96
2017
94 / 100
$ 89
2016
95 / 100
$ 119
2015
94 / 100
$ 100
2014
92 / 100
$ 81
2013
92 / 100
$ 79
2012
93 / 100
$ 88
2011
92 / 100
$ 79
2010
94 / 100
$ 121
2009
94 / 100
$ 129
2008
92 / 100
$ 89
2007
94 / 100
$ 125
2006
94 / 100
$ 121
2005
94 / 100
$ 117
2004
93 / 100
$ 101
2003
92 / 100
$ 99
2001
92 / 100
$ 128
2000
92 / 100
$ 111
1999
92 / 100
$ 105
1998
93 / 100
$ 115
1997
89 / 100
$ 100
1996
87 / 100
$ 101
1995
93 / 100
$ 175
1994
90 / 100
$ 100
1993
88 / 100
$ 107
1992
86 / 100
$ 105
1991
82 / 100
$ 240
1990
94 / 100
$ 228
1989
94 / 100
$ 248
1988
91 / 100
$ 169
1987
79 / 100
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1986
89 / 100
$ 149
1985
90 / 100
$ 208
1984
86 / 100
$ 141
1983
91 / 100
$ 203
1982
86 / 100
$ 199
1981
93 / 100
$ 245
1980
89 / 100
$ 227
1979
87 / 100
$ 229
1978
91 / 100
$ 324
1977
91 / 100
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1976
90 / 100
$ 284
1975
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1974
87 / 100
$ 284
1973
89 / 100
$ 217
1972
91 / 100
$ 284
1971
88 / 100
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1970
91 / 100
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1969
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$ 380
1968
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$ 432
1967
96 / 100
$ 489
1966
91 / 100
$ 440
1964
92 / 100
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1966 Vintage: Rhone Learn more
Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink, likely past it
Very little information exists for the 1966 vintage for the Rhône Valley, but what does exist suggests it was an exceedingly good year. The idyllic weather throughout the year gave rise to an excellent crop. Although information regarding the vintag...
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