Château de Beaucastel Blanc Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 2013
White
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
7.8
WineSaint
Candied citrus, white flowers and wet stone emerge slowly from this tightly wound Roussanne. The palate shows impressive concentration with honeyed fruit balanced by driving minerality. Needs a decade to reach its stride.
candied citruswhite flowerswet stonehoneyed fruit
Label
Château de Beaucastel
→Beaucastel is one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape's benchmark estates, long associated with Mourvèdre-driven reds of unusual density and age-worthiness, and whites built substantially on Roussanne.