Coudoulet de Beaucastel Rouge
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can cellar beautifully for up to 15 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted leg of lamb, wild boar stew, grilled ribeye steak
✨ Technical Specifications
Often affectionately dubbed the 'baby Beaucastel,' Coudoulet de Beaucastel Rouge hails from a unique vineyard located just east of the prestigious Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation boundary. The terroir here is a striking mirror image of its legendary neighbor, characterized by Miocene marine molasses covered by a thick layer of alpine diluvium and the famous rounded pebbles known as 'galets roulés.' These stones absorb the intense Provençal sun by day and radiate heat back to the vines at night, fostering optimal ripeness. Crafted with the same meticulous care as the estate's grand vin, the grapes are hand-harvested and vinified in traditional heat-regulated concrete tanks before aging in large oak foudres. This produces a wine of remarkable depth, structure, and rustic elegance, rich with notes of dark berries, garrigue, and black pepper.
🍾 About the Producer
Famille Perrin is one of the Southern Rhône Valley’s most revered viticultural dynasties, tracing its modern winemaking lineage to 1909 when Pierre Tramier acquired the iconic Château de Beaucastel in Courthézon. Under the transformative leadership of Jacques Perrin, the estate became an early pioneer of organic viticulture in 1950 and fully embraced biodynamic farming in 1974. Now stewarded by the fourth and fifth generations, the Perrin family commands exceptional crus across Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, and Vinsobres. Rooted in the classic galets roulés, molasse, and limestone clays buffeted by the drying Mistral winds, their philosophy emphasizes poly-varietal balance, biodiversity, and minimal intervention. Winemaking favors gentle extraction, indigenous yeast fermentations, and traditional maturation in large neutral oak foudres. Benchmark expressions include the monumental Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape—distinguished by its high proportion of Mourvèdre and inclusion of all thirteen canonical varieties—and the rare, intensely aromatic Château de Beaucastel Roussanne Vieilles Vignes.
🍇 Grapes
Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.5%