Chateau de Beaucastel - Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Roussanne Vieilles Vignes, 2023
Price: $229.99
| Producer | Chateau de Beaucastel |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Rhone Valley |
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| Subregion | Chateauneuf-du-Pape |
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| Varietal | Roussanne |
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| Vintage | 2023 |
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| Sku | 37662 |
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Chateau de Beaucastel Description
With fairly standard but slightly late weather conditions, the 2023 vintage is showing great potential with superb freshness. The fairly dry winter was followed by a relatively humid spring but with wind allowing to maintain good health. Budburst was a little late and this slight shift in the vine cycle lasted until the harvest. The summer was quite dry, and slightly cooler allowing the grapes to ripen nicely, despite a short heat wave in mid-August which completed the ripening of the berries. The harvest began on August 24th for the whites and on the 28th for the reds, and took place in idyllic conditions until September 5th. With magnificent berries, the vatting was quite short with great extractions. The first tastings reveal wines with great potential and astonishing freshness.
