Château de Beaucastel

Château de Beaucastel’s 2023 vintage stands out as a triumph of freshness, balance, and aromatic purity in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, defined by a growing season that diverged significantly from the heatwave-dominated years preceding it.

The Growing Season The 2023 campaign was characterized by a cooler, more humid spring that replenished groundwater reserves after previous droughts. Mildew pressure in early summer required vigilant canopy m...

Among the prominent people in the town of Courthezon during the sixteenth century was the Beaucastel family. In 1549, “Noble Pierre de Beaucastel” bought “a barn with its land holdings, containing 25 saumées at Coudoulet”. More than four centuries later, this remarkable domaine, known today at Château de Beaucastel, is producing what most people acknowledge to be the finest wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. In 1903, a young chemical engineer and m...

The vineyard comes first...

We are convinced that, to produce a great wine, the vine must grow in as natural a way as possible. This will enable it to fully express the natural balance of its surroundings. Thus, at Beaucastel, neither chemical fertiliser, pesticide nor insecticide has been used since 1964. Weeds are destroyed by plough and by hand, and all sprays used on the vines involve only natural products. Over the years, the vine has ...

The magic of blending...

In our Southern Rhône climate and terroirs, experience has shown us that wines are greater when they involve a blend between various grape varieties, rather than relying on just one. All our wines are thus blended from several grape varieties, and this logic is taken to its ultimate at Beaucastel, where all 13 varieties authorised in the Chateauneuf appellation are cultivated. Jean-Pierre, François, Marc, Pierre and...