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2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Grenache (30%), Mourvèdre (30%), Syrah (15%), Counoise (10%), Others: Vaccarèse, Terret Noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Roussanne (10%), Cinsault (5%)
Not ready (Drink 2031 - 2056)
Stuart Pigott
97/100
Matt Walls
96/100
Jeb Dunnuck
94-96/100
Alistair Cooper MW
17.5/20
Yohan Castaing
94+/100
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2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2023
Alcohol % 14.5%
Maturity Not ready (2031 - 2056)
Grape List Grenache (30%), Mourvèdre (30%), Syrah (15%), Counoise (10%), Others: Vaccarèse, Terret Noir, Muscardin, Clairette, Picpoul, Picardan, Bourboulenc, Roussanne (10%), Cinsault (5%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château de Beaucastel

Critics reviews

Stuart Pigott 97/100
Dense licorice and forest berry aromas mask the deep tannin structure of this Chateauneuf-du-Pape masterpiece. Full-bodied but with a lightness of touch. Then the power and stony intensity pour over you in a giant wave. The freshness is extraordinary for this hot and dry vintage. Serious tannins in the very long, compact and refined finish. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2027.
Stuart Pigott, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2025)
Matt Walls 96/100
A tasting of the constituent parts this year, so this is a provisional score. The Terret Noir, Muscardin and Vaccarèse were fermented together; they provide the more fragrant top notes, bright and attractive if not deep. The Cinsault was perfumed and fresh, with fine tannins. The Counoise was more savoury, with more depth and tannin; tense and saline, and spicy thanks to 50% whole-bunch fermentation. The Grenache was soft and supple, fairly dark in colour, quite structured, with impressive freshness, tannins and acidity. The Syrah was deep, intense, black-fruited and peppery – quite potent in alcohol, with intense tannins. The Mourvèdre will be 30% of the blend, contributing mouthcoating, deep and succulent tannins, plenty of flesh and quite high alcohol. The overall impression is a deliciously rich and ripe Beaucastel, not as structured as the 2022, that is likely to score around 95-96 once blended and bottled.
Drink 2031 - 2045
Matt Walls, Decanter.com (Oct 2024)
Jeb Dunnuck 94-96/100
I was able to taste multiple components of the 2023 Châteauneuf Du Pape, all of which rated between 93-96 points. It has the purity, medium to full-bodied richness, and ripe, yet still fresh and lively style of the vintage and brings plenty of mid-palate depth, sweet tannins, and a great finish. It's going to be a relatively forward example of this cuvée, yet given its high Mourvèdre content, it should still have 15-20 years of overall longevity.
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (Oct 2024)
Alistair Cooper MW 17.5/20

Component parts and their approximate percentages of the final blend follow, though the blend is not yet finalised.

Sample 1: Terret Noir, Muscardin and Vaccarèse (5–10% of the blend)

Supple, rounded and ripe with succulent sweet tannins. Attractive, will give roundness.

Sample 2: Cinsault (5–10% of the blend)

Lovely fine tannins and a waxiness, tight and lovely length.

Sample 3: Counoise (10% of the blend, 50% whole bunch)

Round, supple Counoise is the last grape variety to be harvested – has real poise, elegance and finesse, super-fine tannins.

Sample 4: Grenache (30% of the blend)

Brooding, deep and wild palate with real structure and density. The tannins again are very fine and layered, taut and long finish.

Sample 5: Syrah (5–10% of the blend)

Wild and spiced nose. The palate has notes of baked earth, spice and leather. Something funky here for sure!

Sample 6: Mourvèdre (30% the blend)

Beautiful nose of liquorice and spice with garrigue and wild and spiced notes as well.

Fascinating to taste these component parts and to see what adds to the blend. I expect this to all blend beautifully, with a suppleness and finesse to it. Expect a very, very good Beaucastel from 2023.
Drink 2030 - 2045
Alistair Cooper MW, JancisRobinson.com (Oct 2024)
Yohan Castaing 94+/100
As usual, the 2023 Chateauneuf du Pape from Château de Beaucastel was matured in foudres. Wafting from the glass with aromas of pepper, garrigue, dark berries and flowers, it’s medium- to full-bodied, round and sappy, with a layered core of fruit and a dense, precise mid-palate framed by velvety tannins, concluding with a firmer, gently spicy finish.
Drink 2025 - 2040
Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate (Oct 2025)

About this wine

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The largest and most important appellation in the southern Rhône, with more than 3,200 hectares of vineyards and over 80 growers, Châteauneuf-du-Pape produces more wine than the whole of the northern Rhône combined. The gloriously rich red wines, redolent of the heat and herbs of the south, are enhanced by the complexity which comes from blending several of the 14 permitted grape varieties including Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah.
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