From the very good 1999 vintage and scoring 91 5100 parker points the 1999 beaucastel chateauneuf du pape is a profoundly rich concentrated classic vin de garde made from 30 grenache 30 mourvedre 10 syrah 10 counoise and the remainder a blend of other varietals it is one of the blackest most opaque colored beaucastels of the last decade the bouquet offers aromas of licorice roasted meats black cherry and blackberry fruit and a truffle like earthy note broodingly backward fo