2003 Château de Beaucastel
A brooding beauty that's just starting to show at its best: aromas of roast game and herbs, a dense, rich palate of blackcurrants, figs and plums and a firm tannic finish. Since 1549, Beaucastel has been home to some of the finest Châteauneuf-du-Papes, made from the fruit of classic, pudding stone-strewn vineyards. Marc and Pierre Perrin's progressive commitment to organic cultivation echoes the spirit of their Edwardian scientist forebear, Pierre Perrin, a colleague of Louis Pasteur.
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