Château de Beaucastel, Coudoulet de Beaucastel, Côtes du Rhône, 2016

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Tasted by: Matt Walls
(at En primeur tastings, Rhône, 08 Oct 2017)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2023
Plenty of juicy Grenache strawberry fruit on the nose. It is full-bodied, expressive and athletic on the palate, really juicy with ample acidity and ripe tannins. Not hugely complex, but really concentrated and well balanced, putting many lesser Châteauneufs to shame.
Château de Beaucastel, Coudoulet de Beaucastel, Côtes du Rhône 2016
Producer
Château de Beaucastel
Brand
Coudoulet de Beaucastel
Vintage
2016
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
France
Region
Appellation
Côtes du Rhône
Sweetness
Dry
Body
Full
Oak
Lightly Oaked
Grapes
20% Syrah / Shiraz