Seeing Red… and White
2005 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Rouge
(WS: 96 WA: 93-95)
"… this is packed with dark fig, currant and blackberry fruit shrouded by layers of tar, hot stone, bittersweet licorice and espresso. The long, dense finish has a great tug of iron buried within it."
2004 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Blanc (WS 94)
"Quite an unusual wine, a blend of grapes planted initially on an experimental basis such as Syrah, Mourvedre, and Petit Verdot. Packed, intense, and superbly long, the wine offers a nose and palate of plums, raisins, underbrush, and truffles, powerfully concentrated but velvet-textured flavors, and a richness and breadth which virtually line and upholster the taste buds."