1994 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Community Tasting Notes (344) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  3/22/2024 - drrobvino wrote: 98 Points

  Out of a 3 liter bottle. A best friend gave me this bottle on release, to open upon celebration of one of my sons' milestones.
  Well, graduation from professional school is that milestone!
  This wine couldn't have been more perfect. We all took a turn of the corkscrew key. The cork did break off (didn't have my Durand corkscrew), but we salvaged it.
  Decanted the wine, about a liter at a time, and enjoyed it over 3 hours or so. The wine was great upon opening, but became brilliant over the next hour or so.
  Moist soil notes, figs and other perfectly matured black fruits, with beautiful garrigue and perhaps clove-y notes. Just kept evolving, with the last glass being the best.
  A perfect experience, it lived up to the hype. Thanks to Zuli.

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  3/11/2024 - Wine Canuck wrote: 91 Points

  This pours light garnet in the glass. The nose is of leather, horse saddle, leather, olive, red and black liquorice, iron, baked strawberry, and rose petals. The palate shows red fruit on entry, accented by florals. The tannin is surprisingly medium plus with medium acid. The finish closes with a touch of soy and autumn foliage. This was a wine I brought and the group felt it was nebbiolo with its light color, bricking, rose petal aromatics, and high levels of tannin. Definitely not my favourite vintage of Beaucastel but there is some enjoyment to be had here in my view.

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  3/7/2024 - j45 wrote:

  Tired; not dead, but definitely falling apart.

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  2/11/2024 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Interesting nose with leather, red fruit, cherries, mushrooms, and forest notes. There's still plenty of fruit on the palate with earthy and forest flavors. Nice finish. This was quite lovely. Fully mature at this point and giving a lot of pleasure!

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  1/25/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Wonderfully mellow palate of old leather, fruits of the forest compote and violets. Surprising acidity, fine and still grippy tannins. Medium to full body. Long and complex. Drinking beautifully, will last for at least another decade.

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