3/3 Ultimately it drank rather well. It certainly needed food. It's not the easy, simple style of some CdPs.

13.5% alc. $37 then. For new vintages, more like $80s today

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Cycling past Château #Beaucastel through #Châteauneuf vineyards on the way back from the supermarket! A goblet trained #Grenache vine with sablets roulées stones pictured!
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Bottle of 1999 Ch. Beaucastel next to a poured glass of the same on a mottled grey granite bench.

Steak for dinner so having a bit of a treat wine wise. #Beaucastel

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