Château de Beaucastel 1996
750 ml Grenache 30%, Mourvèdre 30%, Roussanne 15%, Counoise 10%, Syrah 10%, Cinsault 5% Rhône, France 1996
Château de Beaucastel 1996 is a dry, full-bodied red from Grenache, Mourvèdre, Roussanne (Southern Rhône, France), in the rich, smooth reds style. Tannins are moderate and acidity moderate; oak influence is little. Those scales describe the wine when young; this is a 30-year-old bottle and its tannin and oak will have softened. Good with lamb, roast vegetables, venison, beef stew.
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Abingdon Fine Wine
In stock according to the merchant's own listing
£92.83 per bottle × 6
£557.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.45
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Grenache + Mourvèdre prior
body
4 / 5
full
Grenache + Mourvèdre prior
tannin
3 / 5
moderate
Grenache + Mourvèdre prior
acidity
3 / 5
moderate
Grenache + Mourvèdre prior
oak
2 / 5
little
Grenache + Mourvèdre prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Rich, smooth reds
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Colour
Red
merchant feed
Origin
Southern Rhône · Rhône · France
inferred from Southern Rhône
Grapes
Grenache, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, Counoise, Syrah, Cinsault
Abingdon Fine Wine product page
ABV
14%
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Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
inferred from grape and style
Occasions
dinner party · steak night · gift · special occasion
inferred
About Grenache
Typical aromas: strawberry, raspberry, red plum, white pepper, dried herbs. Serve at 15–17 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Grenache · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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