Château de Beaucastel - Châteauneuf-du-Pape blanc 2024

Since 1909, Beaucastel has been owned by the Perrin family. Today, it is run by Jean-Pierre and François, the sons of Jacques Perrin, along with Cécile, Marc, Pierre, Thomas, Charles, Mathieu, and César—the fifth generation. In other words: a family business! Situated on 100 hectares of rounded pebbles, including 30 hectares in the Côtes du Rhône (Coudoulet de Beaucastel), Château Beaucastel produces four wines. Among the whites are a classic blend dominated by Roussanne and the famous Roussanne-Vieilles-Vignes cuvée. For the reds, Mourvèdre plays a major role, accounting for nearly a third of the vineyards—as much as Grenache. This unusual proportion proved strategic in 2018 and helped achieve the finesse and freshness characteristic of Beaucastel. This is undoubtedly one of the finest wine estates in France, and, in our opinion, it has shown even greater purity in recent years.

So generous on the palate, so rich yet so fresh, with a lovely minerality—it really makes your mouth water. That’s what makes this vintage so special: its generosity and freshness, combined with acidity and minerality, give it great liveliness and remarkable impact. Truly impressive.

With a fresh, fragrant bouquet of spices, white flowers, pear, peach, and angelica, the 2024 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc offers a medium-bodied to full-bodied palate that is dense and juicy, framed by a gastronomic bitterness, and finishes with a long, briny, and lively aftertaste. More taut than in the past, it is a white wine of striking purity.

With its unique terroir of rounded pebbles, Château de Beaucastel is one of the icons of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This estate can pride itself on being one of the few to use all thirteen authorized grape varieties in the production of its red wine. A wine that consistently maintains a very high standard, though it faces competition from cuvées that have shaken up the appellation’s hierarchy. Certainly, the extremely rare and remarkable “Hommage à Jacques Perrin” cuvée—composed largely of Mourvèdre and produced only in exceptional vintages—remains a benchmark, as does the sumptuous “Roussanne Vieilles Vignes” white, which reveals its full potential with age. Under the Perrin family’s effective leadership, Château de Beaucastel remains a benchmark for wines from southern France—a status it must now share with other estates that have reached, or even surpassed, its level.

There is so much to enjoy. Opulent in style, this wine is enlivened by salty, mineral, and savory notes of green herbs, ginger, and stone. Smooth and silky, it reveals notes of pear and aloe, intertwined with chamomile, straw, and honeysuckle. The finish—salty, smoky, and perfectly balanced—is bathed in briny notes. A wine that’s in top form.

On the nose, aromas of toasted almonds and nuts. The palate is crisp and fresh, revealing notes of toasted nuts, lovely body, and beautiful fruit intensity, with hints of custard. What intensity! Truly magnificent, combining richness with a touch of salinity on the finish. An excellent white Beaucastel.

A fresh, balanced, and velvety white wine with aromas of lemon, white peach, warm herbs, and sweet spices on the nose. It has a medium- to full-bodied profile, with a creamy texture and a flavorful palate. Notes of baked lemon blend with hints of verbena and spices. It offers plenty of body, with a delicious, velvety texture that lingers into a finish with notes of peach.

Made primarily from Roussanne with a small proportion of White Grenache, Clairette, and Bourboulenc, the 2024 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc reveals lively aromas of white peach, honeyed melon, flowers, spices, and crushed stone. Medium- to full-bodied, it offers a fresh and precise palate, remarkable purity, well-integrated acidity, and a lovely finish. This little gem will age beautifully over the next 30 years if stored properly.