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Inventory updated: Fri, Nov 28, 2025 09:02 AM cst
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Regions: Rhone White
Vintages: Between 2010 and 2010
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| Ch. de Beaucastel |
2010 |
Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Roussanne Vieilles Vignes (6x750ML) 
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$1,346.99 |
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JLL ****** (11/2011): Attractive, quite bright yellow with legs down the glass and a rich look. Savoury, rounded nose - the classic white 2010 has more obvious snap and flint. The aroma is founded around gently cooked banana, peach and nut, ripe lime juice airs. The palate has a velvet texture, is greatly smooth along it. It creeps quietly forward - no hurry, no false moves. It ends on supple, round gras with a little peanut-nut influence. Very young, not varied at all. Serene, well-balanced, that shows a little grouping of late tannin, a flinty intensity. Destined for fine dishes - high quality fish, fleshy fish such as monkfish, or sea bass with a bit more bite, tang. From late 2012 will please for a year or two, then leave it till 2019-20. Very stylish, measured, symphonic wine with buttery final stages. You must wait if you want more variety - it will be a pity to drink this in its youth in effect.
JD 97 (9/2011): A profound white, the 100% Roussanne 2010 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvee Roussanne Vieilles Vignes is more fresh and focused than the traditional blanc (and that’s saying something) and delivers spectacularly pure, delineated aromas of fresh peach, apricot, toasted bread, almond paste, and serious minerality. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied wine that is perfectly balanced and possesses a brilliant texture, superb focus and clarity, and classic finish. Brilliant now, this should also age beautifully. Given the general aging curve of these wines, I wouldn’t hesitate to drink bottles over the coming 3-4 years, but after that, would hold off until a decade after the vintage. Thrilling stuff and this is a great vintage for Beaucastel.
WS 96 (2/2012): Very rich, this cuts a broad swath, delivering a remarkably lush yet pure core of papaya, mango, green melon and green plum fruit all stitched with macadamia nut, brioche and honeysuckle notes that chime through the superlong finish. There's a great buried stony edge. Roussanne. Drink now through 2024. 200 cases imported.
VM 93-95 (2/2012): Light yellow. An explosively perfumed bouquet evokes Meyer lemon, pear skin, jasmine and minerals. Sappy and penetrating, projecting a compelling blend of richness and vivacity. Powerful, incisive orchard fruit and candied citrus qualities put on weight with air and pick up a touch of bitter quinine that carries through the very long, palate-staining finish. Marc Perrin told me that it's a mistake to associate roussanne exclusively with opulence "because when it's planted on limestone it keeps its freshness. The numbers are low on paper but what's in the glass is bright and contradicts the math and oenologists' predictions."
WA 94 (10/2011): The luxury cuvee, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Vieilles Vignes (Roussanne) (100% Roussanne aged in one-year-old barrels as well as new oak that no longer undergoes malolactic fermentation) is a prodigious dry white. A luxurious amount of rose water notes intermixed with honeysuckle, pineapple, nectarine, peach and subtle smoke emerge from this beauty. It possesses a terrific texture, zesty acids, an unmistakable minerality and a sumptuous personality. |
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| Jean-Louis Chave |
2010 |
Hermitage Blanc (12x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$4,994.99 |
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WS 99 (11/2013): Ripe and unctuous, showing terrific cut, with heather, white peach, green almond, Anjou pear, persimmon and macadamia nut notes all framed by a toasted brioche hint. Exquisitely detailed through the finish, with salted butter and chamomile details. Remains refined, focused and pure, despite the obvious power. Best from 2017 through 2030. 171 cases imported.
WA 97 (12/2012): As for the 2010 Hermitage Blanc, it is an exquisite wine with fabulous fruit intensity. Lots of acacia flower, anise, quince, fig and pineapple intermixed with a hint of white peaches emerge from this well-delineated, full-bodied, enormously endowed, complex, dry white Hermitage. This wine lives up to the reputation bestowed on it by President Thomas Jefferson when he said in the 1780s that white Hermitages were France’s greatest white wine. The 2010 should drink well for 30-40+ years.
VM 96 (3/2013): Light gold. Heady, mineral-accented aromas of poached pear, lemon curd, truffle honey, white flowers and ginger, with a smoky topnote. Broad, palate-staining orchard and pit fruit flavors are braced by juicy acidity and pick up spice and toasted grain nuances with air. Notes of iodine and sweet butter come up on the finish, which goes on and on. Josh Raynolds.
JLL ***** (11/2012): Glinting yellow robe. The nose is striking - it is ample and complex, varied, with plenty of hidden corners. Butter, peach, flowers, oak line up on parade. The palate has a light touch debut; this is good, linear wine with a cloak of matter and the spine to direct it. While linear, it is also full, and there are no bumps as it travels. The finish is complete and round, bringing forward white raisin, peach and a note of “fine steel”, an aniseed splash. Interesting, plenty to enjoy and muse about. From 2019. “There was a lot of coulure in 2010, and the beauty of it was the balance, even with a small crop. The work of the assembly was to give it a bit more weight without heaviness. It resembles a good 1996 or 1991,” Jean-Louis Chave. Bottled Sept 2012. |
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