2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône

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2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, RhôneThe component tasting is always instructive, but sometimes quite exacting: with the 2015, it was far from it. With the possible exception of the youthful and slightly austere Syrah, much of which had been fermented with stems, the other varietals were all gloriously expressive. From the red fruit charm of the Cinsault and the white pepper grip of the Counoise to the fleshy, fulsome Grenache and the smoky, blue fruit velvet of the Mourvdre, all was

Remarkably

Jaboulets flagship wine

This is the perfect hill-walking dram – enjoy it at cask strength in gale force wind and rain

with attractive acidity

fruity and perfumed with herbal edges and chalky length

tinned pineapple and lingering powerful floral peat

Maria Teresa’s 2006 Barolo shows more acidity than the 2004 and 2005

and effortless ripening

apple and a little peppery edge

but everything on the palate shows vibrancy and energy

This is a huge

even inching towards tertiary with its wisps of florality and tobacco but still with so much power and concentration