Descripción

Un blanco de producción limitada, ya que solo cuenta con 7 hectáreas de viñedos de las uvas con las que se crea. Está elaborado mayoritariamente con Roussanne acompañada de otras variedades como la Picardan, Clairette, Bourboulenc o la Garnacha Blanca. Presenta intensas notas florales y a madreselva, y un ataque salino en boca. Equilibrado y con un final largo.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Famille Perrin
Tipo
Blanco
Añada
2020
Grado
13.0% vol.
Variedad
Roussanne, Picardan, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Garnacha Blanca.
Origen
Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Cata

Vista
Color amarillo pálido.
Nariz
Delicado, con intensas notas de flores blancas y madreselva.
Boca
Ataque levemente salino que le da al vino un buen equilibrio. Equilibrado con armonioso y largo final.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir entre 7 y 10 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Cosecha
Vendimia manual.
Vinificación
Fermentación a temperatura controlada.
Envejecimiento
Crianza durante 8 meses (30% en barricas de roble y 70% en tanques).

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

Beaucastel's 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is 80% Roussanne (half in new oak and half in second-use wood) and 20% other permitted varieties (made in stainless steel). Honeyed pear and pineapple notes dominate the nose, while the palate is full-bodied rich and luscious, yet remains vibrant, refreshing and long on the finish. I find it delicious now and don't see any need to age it, although it will undoubtedly hold together for several years.

James Suckling:

You could almost mistake this very sophisticated and elegant white Chateauneuf for a white Burgundy, if it wasn’t for the pronounced fresh-apricot note. This is ripe and fleshy, but in a refined way, the acidity at the finish supple, but it remains very clean and straight. A blend of roussanne with a small amount of grenache blanc. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

Decanter:

Currently quite closed on the nose - just a little pear, almond and anise - but lovely sense of intensity and precision on the palate. There’s welcome acidity, and it's not too full-bodied - only medium really. Drinkable and gently saline. Leave until late 2022 to start drinking, 2023 if you can. Contains 30% each of Viognier, Marsanne and Bourboulenc and 10% Clairette. 50% of the blend spent a year in 4-year-old barriques.