91POINTS
16¾/20
Chateau de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 1996
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, France30/30/10/10/5/Mourvedre grenache syrah counoise cinsault. Intense smoky black cherry fruit with earth, tobacco and spicy sausage. Very complex bouquet. Soft sweet cherry prune fruit in the mouth almost like pinot noir like. Truffle, spices, licorice. Tasted: 01 March 1999Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $59.95 | 750ml |
Blend: Grenache - Shiraz - Mourvèdre - Cinsault