Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2003

  • 94 Wine
    Spectator
Sold Out - was $46.99
OFFER 10% off your order of $99+
Ships Mon, Mar 25
Limit 12 per customer
You purchased the 2020 3/18/24
0
Limit Reached
You purchased the 2020 3/18/24
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2003 Front Label
Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2003 Front Label

Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2003

Size
750ML

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

The heatwave and drought have made the 2003 a highly concentrated vintage. Very chewy, but not lacking finesse. Our grapes varieties are well suited to these extreme conditions, and didn't suffer too much; yields are low, but quality is high. An aromatic array typical of the vintage, with very (but not overly) ripe fruits, with topnotes of cherry and plum, and laced with spice, liquorice and garrigue scents…

"Big wine, with a wall of structure around a core of black currant, blackberry and fig fruit. Plenty of exotic spice, dark chocolate, licorice and graphite notes skitter in the background, with a long finish that drips with fruit. Best from 2008 through 2025. 6,250 cases made."
-Wine Spectator

Professional Ratings

  • 94

Other Vintages

2020
  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 93 Vinous
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
2019
  • 95 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 James
    Suckling
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
2018
  • 94 Decanter
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
  • 91 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2017
  • 95 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 93 Robert
    Parker
  • 92 James
    Suckling
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
2016
  • 93 Robert
    Parker
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 James
    Suckling
  • 90 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2015
  • 94 Wine
    Spectator
  • 90 James
    Suckling
  • 90 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2014
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
2013
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
2012
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
2011
  • 90 Robert
    Parker
2010
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
2009
  • 90 Robert
    Parker
2006
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
2005
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
  • 90 Robert
    Parker
2004
  • 90 Wine
    Spectator
2001
  • 94 Wine
    Spectator
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
2000
  • 90 Robert
    Parker
Domaine de Beaurenard

Domaine de Beaurenard

View all products
Domaine de Beaurenard, France
Domaine de Beaurenard Famille Coulon Winery Image
In 1344, it was reported to the Pope living in Avignon that "the principal vineyards are Bois Renard, Blacquieres, Bois de Senechaux, Cabrieres, Carbonnieres, Colombis, and Mont Redon." The Coulon family has farmed that area named Bois Renard since they purchased it in 1695; seven generations of dedication, meticulous care, and excellence. Adding vineyards over the past 300 years, Domaine de Beaurenard is now 74 acres of Chateauneuf du Pape in several parcels, and over 60 acres of Côtes du Rhône located primarily in Rasteau.

The Coulons have estate-bottled their wines since the early 1900’s. Paul Coulon's father and grandfather were instrumental in creating the regulations of the Appellation Contrôlée system (Chateauneuf du Pape was France's first appellation contrôlée, in 1929). Detail oriented, meticulous to the point of perfectionism, visitors can peruse not only the informative Musée du Vin below their Rasteau vineyard, but detailed volumes for each vintage with ground temperatures, rainfall, hours of sunlight, etc.

Domaine de Beaurenard portfolio includes: Cotes du Rhone Rouge & Rose, Cotes du Rhone Villages Rasteau, Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge & Blanc and Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Boisrenard which is consistently one of Robert Parker and Stephen Tanzer's most highly rated Rhone wines.

Image for Rhône Blends content section
View all products

With bold fruit flavors and accents of sweet spice, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the base of the classic Rhône Red Blend, while Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise often come in to play. Though they originated from France’s southern Rhône Valley, with some creative interpretation, Rhône blends have also become popular in other countries. Somm Secret—Putting their own local spin on the Rhône Red Blend, those from Priorat often include Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In California, it is not uncommon to see Petite Sirah make an appearance.

Image for Châteauneuf-du-Pape Wine content section
View all products

Famous for its full-bodied, seductive and spicy reds with flavor and aroma characteristics reminiscent of black cherry, baked raspberry, garrigue, olive tapenade, lavender and baking spice, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the leading sub-appellation of the southern Rhône River Valley. Large pebbles resembling river rocks, called "galets" in French, dominate most of the terrain. The stones hold heat and reflect it back up to the low-lying gobelet-trained vines. Though the galets are typical, they are not prominent in every vineyard. Chateau Rayas is the most obvious deviation with very sandy soil.

According to law, eighteen grape varieties are allowed in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and most wines are blends of some mix of these. For reds, Grenache is the star player with Mourvedre and Syrah coming typically second. Others used include Cinsault, Counoise and occasionally Muscardin, Vaccarèse, Picquepoul Noir and Terret Noir.

Only about 6-7% of wine from Châteauneuf-du-Pape is white wine. Blends and single-varietal bottlings are typically based on the soft and floral Grenache Blanc but Clairette, Bourboulenc and Roussanne are grown with some significance.

The wine of Chateauneuf-du-Pape takes its name from the relocation of the papal court to Avignon. The lore says that after moving in 1309, Pope Clément V (after whom Chateau Pape-Clément in Pessac-Léognan is named) ordered that vines were planted. But it was actually his successor, John XXII, who established the vineyards. The name however, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, translated as "the pope's new castle," didn’t really stick until the 19th century.

WWH357CPB32_2003 Item# 86846

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""