Château de Beaucastel

Beaucastel is unusual for incorporating all thirteen permitted grape varieties of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation in its flagship blend, with a particularly high proportion of Mourvèdre (around 30%). Most other producers in the region lead with Grenache, making Beaucastel's Mourvèdre-dominant approach distinctive.

The Perrin family has owned Château de Beaucastel since 1909, when Pierre Perrin acquired the estate. The property is now managed by the fifth generation of the Perrin family, who also co-founded Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, California, in partnership with the Haas family of Vineyard Brands.

Coudoulet de Beaucastel is the estate's second wine, produced from vineyards located just outside the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation boundary in the surrounding Côtes du Rhône. It uses a similar blend of grapes—Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Cinsault—and is widely considered one of the best-value Rhône wines for those seeking the Beaucastel style.

Beaucastel employs a traditional method in which freshly harvested grapes are rapidly heated to around 80°C and then rapidly cooled before fermentation. This technique is believed to extract color and flavor compounds while neutralizing oxidative enzymes, and it is applied specifically to the Syrah component of the blend.