{"product_id":"chateau-de-beaucastel-chateauneuf-du-pape-2019-dbmg","title":"Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019 DBMG","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019 DBMG is a Mourvèdre-led Rhône red with violet, black cherry, leather and grand-cellar depth in double magnum. The 2019 has Beaucastel’s wild savoury stamp, with lavender, cola spice and ripe tannin. Open it for a long dinner built around game, lamb or aged cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 2019 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes from the Perrin family’s estate at the northern edge of the appellation. The blend is led by Mourvèdre with Grenache, Syrah and Counoise in the frame. Beaucastel gives Mourvèdre a larger role than many neighbours, and the wine carries a darker shoulder from the vineyard onward. The vines stand on galets roulés, sandy parcels and clay-limestone. Biodynamic farming is part of the estate’s rhythm. In this 3000 ml bottle, that vineyard depth has room to stretch slowly over decades.\n\nIn the cellar, the wine is shaped for breadth and patience. It is dry and reaches 15% alcohol, yet the texture feels more like dark fruit density than heat. Ageing in foudre gives the 2019 a savoury polish rather than a glossy oak flavour. The large wood fits Beaucastel’s style, with leather, spice and dried herb tones sitting close to the fruit. In this double magnum, the foudre imprint reads as polished spice, cedar warmth and a slow dark pulse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2019 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape DBMG opens with a vivid ruby purple rim and a Beaucastel scent of blueberry, violet and warm leather after a short pour from the three-litre bottle. Mourvèdre leads the palate with black cherry, lavender and a savoury note of peppered beef that gives the wine its wild estate signature and a firm dark centre. Grenache fills the middle with cherry liqueur and dark berry, with Syrah and Counoise adding cola spice, floral lift and a fine snap of acidity through the finish. The tannins are ripe and silky at first, then they build slowly across a dry finish that echoes exotic spice, dried flowers and the broad foudre-aged frame. Drink 2024-2045.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePour this with rich meat that leaves juices on the plate, especially rib of beef, venison haunch or rosemary lamb shoulder. For a regional match, serve daube provençale with orange peel, black olives and thyme. The wine’s lavender and leather notes sit beautifully beside the stew’s dark sauce and slow-cooked texture. A board of saucisson sec and jambon cru also makes sense, especially when the bottle has been open long enough for the violet scent to rise. With aged cheese, choose Comté or mature Tomme de Savoie for nutty depth against the 2019 Beaucastel tannins. The double magnum suits a generous table where the wine can be poured over several hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChâteau de Beaucastel is the Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate that made a major place for Mourvèdre alongside Grenache, Syrah and Counoise in its main red long before the grape became a fashionable source of structure in southern Rhône blends. The Perrin family has kept that choice at the centre of the domaine through several generations, from the regular grand vin to the rare Hommage à Jacques Perrin that collectors follow with real attention in older large formats. In this 2019 DBMG, the grape brings leather, black fruit and a faint game note that points to Beaucastel before the label is turned around at the table after the first swirl from a broad glass. The estate farms a large mosaic of galets roulés, sand and clay-limestone near Courthézon, and the finished wine carries warm stone under its lavender and dark cherry fruit after air. Large old foudres are part of the house language, giving the spice a rounded edge and setting the Mourvèdre-driven savoury side into a broad frame for long ageing in large bottles. The producer’s strongest signature is patience in bottle, and this three-litre format emphasizes that trait through slower evolution and a finish that keeps returning to violet, leather and dried herbs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château de Beaucastel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252121915729,"sku":"PS-7730868715720","price":343.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/0614\/9969\/files\/BEAUCASTEL.png?v=1783443273","url":"https:\/\/bottlehero.com\/products\/chateau-de-beaucastel-chateauneuf-du-pape-2019-dbmg","provider":"Bottle Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}