Famille Perrin Cotes du Rhone Reserve Blanc 2017

Chateau de Beaucastel is a magical place, surrounded by hills planted with vines, hundred-year-old olive trees and truffle oaks. Here nature is blooming, liberated and at ease. Ancient vines with knotted roots are nurtured in the traditional "gobelet" style in the soil typical of the region, laden with large round pebbles. When the Mistral blows - the legendary wind from the Alps - it whistles down the Rhône Valley cooling the vines and revealing aromas of Garrigue. It has the Southern accent of those who live here at one with the Mediterranean climate. It's on these ancestral soils, supporting the 13 grape varieties of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, that each new vintage of Beaucastel is born.

This 2017 vintage will be remembered as the year of all records: the driest year in 30 years, non-interventionist vineyard work, optimal harvest conditions, a very small yield due to climatic hazards, and wines with very rich potential.

The grapes are harvested early in the morning to benefit from the freshness of the night. After pressing, the juices are cold settled in order to remove suspended particles. The alcoholic fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks and lasts about 15 days, the temperatures are regulated at 16 ° C. The wines are then racked and aged in stainless steel tanks until bottling.

Tasting notes:
86/100 Wine Advocate - 2018
"The tangerine-scented 2017 Cotes du Rhone Blanc Reserve is a plump, medium-bodied blend of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier. It's round and easy to drink, with just a bit of citrus zest on the finish to give it life and lift. Drink it over the next year or so."

Winery: Chateau de Beaucastel
Country: France
Region: Rhone Valley
ABV: 13.5%
Varietal: Grenache blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier
Size: 750ml

Chateau de Beaucastel是一個神奇的地方,四周被種有葡萄藤的丘陵、百年歷史的橄欖樹和特羅福橡樹所環繞。在這裡,大自然正在蓬勃發展,自由而安逸。帶有扭曲根系的古老葡萄藤以當地典型的土壤進行傳統的「高酒架」培植,這種土壣到處都是大圓石子。當阿爾卑斯山脈吹來的萊柯納風吹過隆河谷時,它會讓葡萄藤涼爽下來,同時也散發出欖香。這裡有著地中海氣候的南方口音,在這片祖傳的土地上,養育著香波利-杜-帕普13種葡萄品種,每一個新年份的霸卡斯特爾都在此誕生。

2017年份將被記住為歷史上最具記錄意義的一年:過去30年來最乾燥的一年,非干預式的葡萄園管理,豐收條件最佳,由於氣候因素產量非常小,但酒質潛力非常豐富。

葡萄在清晨採收,以享受夜晚的清涼。經過壓榨後,汁液在不鏽鋼罐中冷藏沉澱,以去除懸浮微粒。酒精發酵在不鏽鋼罐中進行,持續約15天,溫度控制在16°C。然後進行移酒,在不鏽鋼罐中陳釀直至裝瓶。

品酒筆記:
酒評家評分86/100 - 2018年
「這款2017年份科特-杜-隆白葡萄酒保留,帶有橘子香氣,中等飽滿,由白葡萄、馬塞爾和維欧尼爾葡萄混釀而成。口感圓潤易飲,尾韻有些柑橘皮的生動感。可在未來1年內飲用。」

酒廠:Chateau de Beaucastel
國家:法國
產區:隆河谷
酒精度:13.5%
葡萄品種:白葡萄、馬塞爾、魯賽、維欧尼爾
容量:750ml