In Bond Fine Wine. 2010 Perrin, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France. Red Rhone in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 100/100 (JD). Drinking window: 2019–2071. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Hommage à Jacques Perrin is a Rhone icon - the flagship wine of Chateau de Beaucastel in Chateauneuf du Pape. It is made only in the best vintages, the first in 1989, as a tribute to Jacques, a visionary winemaker who refused to use chemicals in his vine treatment
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 100/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 14/06/2019 · Drink 2019-2049
Another perfect wine from this family is the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, an incredibly concentrated, powerful, backward wine that's just now starting to shed its baby fat and tannins. Massive notes of black and blue fruits, black truffle, ground pepper, and a beautiful sense of minerality all flow to a full-bodied, deep, awesome wine that has a huge mid-palate, riveting pur…
Robert Parker (RP) — 100/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 01/10/2012
No such issue exists with the perfect 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin. I don't know what more a wine could offer. Inky blue/purple, with an extraordinary nose of smoked duck, grilled steaks, Provencal herbs, blackberries, blueberries, kirsch, licorice and truffle, enormously massive, concentrated, full-bodied and built for 30-50 years of cellaring, this wine, which is dominated…
Robert Parker (RP) — 94–98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 01/10/2011 · Drink 2021-2071
Extremely complex and intriguing on the nose. More lifted than Duhart Milon and Carruades. Very fine-boned and minerally graphite sensation (although there is no Cabernet Franc in the final blend). Delicate - which is quite an achievement in 2005! Very subtle and very youthful. Wonderful opulence with a neat, dry finish. A gorgeous drink that may be overlooked in comparison with Latour's greater…