Chateau de Beaucastel, Coudoulet de Beaucastel Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2020

The 30 hectares of Coudoulet are located just east of the vineyard of Beaucastel on the other side of the A7 motorway. For reasons that have now become obvious, Coudoulet is often considered the baby Beaucastel. The Coudoulet soil has many similarities to that of Beaucastel. It is made out of Molasse seabed covered by diluvial alpine deposits. These pebbles called “Galets Roulés” play a big role: They take in the heat during the day and let it if off slowly at night which gives a good start to the vines in the Spring.

The 2020 vintage in Southern Rhône was favoured by very good weather conditions, it is a generous vintage, both in terms of quality and quantity. Not as hot as in 2019, this year was very windy, throughout the growing cycle, with light rainfalls. The spring was radiant, quite warm and very windy, which allowed the soils to preserve their freshness. The harvest, which was fairly early, therefore began under these very good conditions on August 26 with the white Côtes-du-Rhône and continued until the end of September with the Mourvèdre. September was warm at the beginning of the month and then more temperate, offering idyllic harvest conditions and allowed each plot to be harvested at perfect maturity. The harvest was very healthy with beautiful juicy and very ripe grapes, reasonable alcohol levels, good acidity and already a great balance. Yields are slightly higher than 2019 and the first tastings predict a very nice vintage.

Hand-picked grapes are collected in baskets prior to sorting, pneumatic pressing and clarification of the must, fermentation partially in oak barrels and partially in steel tanks. For eight months in barrels and steel tanks, before blending and bottling, without cold stabilisation.

Tasting notes:
The freshness on the nose makes me think of spring flowers, but on the palate this is fuller and richer than the nose suggests. Wide spectrum of stone-fruit aromas, from white peach to mirabelle, plus some candied citrus. Pronounced fresh character at the long silky finish. From organically grown grapes. 
James Suckling Note : 92

A blend of 30% each Bouboulenc, Marsanne and Viognier, plus 10% Roussanne, the 2020 Côtes-du-Rhône Coudoulet de Beaucastel Blanc features scents of apricot, pear, melon and citrus. Medium to fullbodied, it’s a bit honeyed, plump and richly textured, with a long, chalky finish. It’s a top-notch effort.
Robert Parker Note : 91

Country: France
Region: Cotes du Rhone
Vintage: 2020
Producer: Chateau de Beaucastel
Type: White Wine

法國博卡斯特酒莊的Coudoulet產區位於A7高速公路的東側。出於顯而易見的原因，Coudoulet常被認為是小型的貝卡斯特酒莊。 Coudoulet的土壤與貝卡斯特相似，由海底沉積物和沖積的阿爾卑斯沉積物組成。這些被稱為「Galets Roulés」的卵石起到了重要作用：它們在白天吸收熱量，在夜晚緩慢釋放，為葡萄藤在春季提供了良好的生長條件。

2020年南部隆河產區的葡萄酒獲得了非常好的天氣條件，是一個豐收的年份，無論在品質還是數量上都非常優秀。與2019年相比，今年的天氣不那麼炎熱，整個生長週期都非常有風，降雨量適中。春天陽光燦爛，相當溫暖且非常有風，這使得土壤能夠保持新鮮。因此，葡萄的採摘在8月2​​6日以白色隆河地區的葡萄開始，直到9月底的Mourvèdre品種。九月初氣溫較高，之後變得較為溫和，為理想的收穫條件提供了良好的環境，使每一塊葡萄園都能在完美的成熟度下收穫。收穫非常健康，葡萄多汁且非常成熟，酒精含量適中，良好的酸度和平衡。產量略高於2019年，第一次品嚐預示著一個非常出色的年份。

手工採摘的葡萄在籃子中收集，經過篩選、氣壓壓榨和澄清葡萄汁，部分在橡木桶中發酵，部分在不銹鋼罐中發酵。在橡木桶和不銹鋼罐中陳釀八個月，然後進行混合和裝瓶，無需冷穩定處理。

品酒筆記：
香氣中的清新讓我想起了春天的花朵，但口感比香氣暗示的更豐滿和豐富。從白桃到杏子，還有一些蜜餞柑橘的多樣的石果香氣。長而絲滑的收尾帶有鮮明的新鮮感。
詹姆斯·薩克林評分：92

這款2020年隆河地區Coudoulet de Beaucastel白酒採用30%的Bouboulenc、Marsanne和Viognier，以及10%的Roussanne混合而成，散發著杏子、梨子、甜瓜和柑橘的香氣，略帶蜂蜜味，飽滿而豐富的口感，以及長而帶有粉狀質感的收尾。
羅伯特帕克評分：91

國家：法國
產區：隆河谷
年份：2020
生產商：貝卡斯特酒莊
類型：白葡萄酒