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Type: Red Wine
Country: France
Region: Rhône Valley
Code: BEAU280
According to Robert Parker this wine is utterly perfect! Receiving a full 100 points. Hommage a Jacques Perrin is a different wine than the Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape. It is only produced in the best vintages, the debut vintage being 1989. It is produced using a much larger percentage of old vine Mourvedre, which can be up to 60% of the blend, depending on the vintage. Whilst the blend varies from year to year the rule of thumb is 60% Mourvedre, 20% old vine Grenache, 10% Counoise and 10% ... Read More

Specification

Producer

Château de Beaucastel

Run by the Perrin family, Château de Beaucastel is one of the most important in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape appellation and was one of the first to practise organic viticulture – no herbicides, insecticides or any other chemical. It is now farmed according to bio-dynamic principles, using all 13 permitted grape varieties in its final blend with the Mourvèdre variety being the most important, often accounting for a third of the final blend. The vinification process is rather interesting in that when the grapes arrive at the winery, they are heated rapidly in order to extract c...

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Tasting Notes

"The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin is an utterly perfect wine. ... this prodigious effort boasts an inky/blue/purple color to the rim in addition to an exceptional bouquet of camphor, roasted meats, blueberries, black cherries, black currants, truffles, beef blood, pepper, and incense. The sumptuous aromatics are followed by a wine of compelling intensity, full-bodied power, perfect balance, laser-like focus, and a finish that lasts more than a minute. The 2007's texture reminds me of the 1998 Jacques Perrin, and the freshness of the fruit and explosive aromatics are to die for. There are only 500 cases of this legend in the making, but for those lucky enough to find any, it will last for 40-60 years. Drink: 2009-2069" 100 points – Robert Parker (Wine Advocate #185, Oct 2009)

Food Matches

Try with cassoulet of white beans with braised pork, sausage and duck confit.

Press Comments

"The star of the show was the 2007 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage À Jacques Perrin, which in this vintage is a classic blend of 60% Mourvedre, 20% Syrah, and the rest Counoise and Grenache. Inky colored and insanely perfumed, with to-die-for notes of lavender, Provencal herbs, roasted meats, black cherries, truffle, crème de cassis and licorice, it flows onto the palate with massive concentration, a stunning mid-palate and a thick, rich texture that never gets heavy or cumbersome. This is blockbuster stuff that just could not get any better. Drink it anytime over the coming 3-4 decades. Drink: 2015-2055" 100 points – Jeb Dunnuck (eRobertParker.com, Feb 2015)

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