Château de Beaucastel

John Livingstone-Learmouth inky, solid robe. The bouquet shows brambly fruit, with a petrol side, also pine- there is a lot of variety and a challenging display of aromas, like Star Wars the aromas come from all directions. There is some pastille flavour on the palate- black, quite savoury fruits that are really compact and flowing, easy to drink. Lots of content here- the fruit prune, damson, and from mid-palate I detect a Grenache influence. This will please people. 2022-25 June 2006 "The nearest I can cite to this style of vintage is 1976- which was also very beau at the start of its life," François Perrin. June 2006 Previously March 2005 **** generous, ample, ripe bouquet, wee bit oxidative, black fruit syrup aroma, truffly, and meaty. Ripe black berries impact on attack, then tightens - mixes leather, prune, plum. Voluminous, beaucoup de vin. Corpulent from the vintage, its nature is one of extreme ripeness. Gourmand wine. Esp 2008/09 on. 2022-24. "We only ran a 6 day vatting instead of the usual 2 weeks to extract the tannins and avoid any dryness in them." F Perrin. March 2005, assembled, for bottling April 2005