Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Roussanne VV 2017 (3x75cl)
As always, the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes comes from a three-hectare parcel planted in 1909. It's richer, creamier and longer than Beaucastel's regular white Châteauneuf-du-Pape but also fresher and brinier. It looks even more impressive than the stunning 2016.
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2035
Reviewer Name: Joe Czerwinski
Review Date: 31st August 2018
Last of the whites, huge notes of buttered citrus, exotic flowers, pineapple, honeysuckle, and almond notes all emerge from the 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes, a rich, yet fresh, elegant, vibrant barrel sample that does everything right. You can't find a wine like this anywhere else in the world, and it’s consistently one of the world’s great white wines.
Sweet spice, full body, thick palate and toasted nuts. At the moment, it is less aromatically complex than their regular (and very good) 2017 Châteauneuf, but with more intensity and power, especially on the long, glutinous finish. (RH)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2028
Reviewer Name: Richard Hemming MW
Review Date: 11th October 2018
Sweet-smelling apples and pears, waxy lemon peel and some nicely weighted oak influence. Fleshy depth to the finish. This has concentration and richness with elegance. From a small, around 3-ha parcel of original vines, between 85 and 100-years old. Drink or hold.