Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Poured half the bottle into an empty water pitcher about 30 minutes before service and enjoyed over several hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby with medium+ viscosity and moderate staining of the tears. Some slight signs of sediment. The initial glass showed very powerful bramble fruit with leather, coffee, licorice and mushrooms. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium + tannins and medium acid. The notes from the nose were confirmed. The finish was long and rich. Overall impression was that this bottle very good but showing signs of secondary characteristics sooner than expected. Several hours later, I revisited the remaining half of the bottle and, to my surprise, it had really brightened up! The tannin had become more fierce, and the secondary characteristics were largely gone. It’s almost as if it got younger after extended exposure to air. Hard to say with any confidence what the future holds for these but they are plenty fun to drink now and I don’t expect them to fall apart anytime soon. That being said, they may need several hours of air to freshen up.
Poured half the bottle into an empty water pitcher about 30 minutes before service and enjoyed over several hours. The 2015 pours a deep ruby with medium+ viscosity and moderate staining of the tears. Some slight signs of sediment. The initial glass showed very powerful bramble fruit with leather, coffee, licorice and mushrooms. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium + tannins and medium acid. The notes from the nose were confirmed. The finish was long and rich. Overall impression was that this bottle very good but showing signs of secondary characteristics sooner than expected. Several hours later, I revisited the remaining half of the bottle and, to my surprise, it had really brightened up! The tannin had become more fierce, and the secondary characteristics were largely gone. It’s almost as if it got younger after extended exposure to air. Hard to say with any confidence what the future holds for these but they are plenty fun to drink now and I don’t expect them to fall apart anytime soon. That being said, they may need several hours of air to freshen up.
Feb 15th, 2023
Medium ruby; Licorice, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry and leather. Full bodied with 15% abv, Long finish, very good quality. Drinkable now and will definitely improve over several years.
Medium ruby; Licorice, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry and leather. Full bodied with 15% abv, Long finish, very good quality. Drinkable now and will definitely improve over several years.
Nov 26th, 2018White pepper, some spice, dark red fruits. Needs more age. A little juicy and some tartness.
White pepper, some spice, dark red fruits. Needs more age. A little juicy and some tartness.
Dec 24th, 2018Very well blended CdP, perfect for the Christmas tree! Prunes, cherries, holiday spice and bark!
Very well blended CdP, perfect for the Christmas tree! Prunes, cherries, holiday spice and bark!
Dec 15th, 2018
Classic. Wine of the night. So beautifully fresh.
Classic. Wine of the night. So beautifully fresh.
Nov 13th, 2018
[Tasted on July 3, 2018 at Josephine]
Dark fruit and graphite on nose. Figs, boysenberry and dark fruit preserves with licorice, tea and graphite. Excellent CdP. Wine Spectator rated #58 on Top 100 of 2017
[Tasted on July 3, 2018 at Josephine]
Dark fruit and graphite on nose. Figs, boysenberry and dark fruit preserves with licorice, tea and graphite. Excellent CdP. Wine Spectator rated #58 on Top 100 of 2017
Pretty structured but it’s opened up nicely on day two. The 2015’s are pretty amazing as a whole.
Pretty structured but it’s opened up nicely on day two. The 2015’s are pretty amazing as a whole.
Apr 16th, 2018
Tommaso had this 6 years ago
Tommaso had this 6 years ago
May 2nd, 2018