95-100 / 100
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Vintage | 1981 |
Rating | 95-100 |
Region | Rhône |
Appellation | Châteauneuf du Pape |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | From 100 € to 200 € |
Château | Beaucastel |
Country | France |
CHÂTEAU CAILLOU Private Cuvée 1981
Sauternes
CHÂTEAU CAPBERN GASQUETON Magnum 1981
Saint Estèphe
Saint Julien
Saint Estèphe
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1981
Pauillac
Champagne
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1981
Saint Julien
Saint Emilion
Sauternes
Saint Estèphe
One of the all-time great classics, the 1981 is fully mature and should be consumed. It’s a big, sweet, candied fruit bomb offering notes of smoke, pepper, dried herbs, truffles, leather, cedar, as well as black and red currants. Full-bodied and opulent, it is one of the most delicious, complex, and stunning Beaucastels ever made. Anyone who has magnums of this wine has the equivalent of liquid gold. Out of regular bottle, I would recommend consumption over the next several years.
A giant of a wine. Decant a few hours before serving if you want to drink it now. Deep in color, with super-ripe game, chocolate and tobacco aromas. Full-bodied, with a thick, massive fruit structure and tons of tannins. Has a gigantic finish.