From the outstanding 2003 vintage and scoring 92100 parker points the 2003 beaucastel chateauneuf du pape turned out as well as i could have hoped and is certainly an outstanding wine deep rubypurple with a tight but promising nose of black fruits loamy earthy notes intermixed with pepper smoke licorice and dried herbs the wine is somewhat closed in the mouth but it had been bottled 30 days prior to my visit has full bodied moderately high slightly rustic tannins but big impact