In Bond Fine Wine. 2011 Perrin, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France. Red Rhone in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 97/100 (JD). Drinking window: 2017–2044. 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) — 96/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 28/02/2015 · Drink 2017-2036
Already forward and approachable (especially by this cuvee's standards), the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage ' Jacques Perrin offers up classic blueberry, violets, beef blood and earthy, mineral qualities on the bouquet. Downright sexy on the palate, with full-bodied richness and a voluptuous, mouth-filling texture, it nevertheless has ample tannin and concentration, all of which build nicely on…
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 97/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 14/06/2019 · Drink 2019-2044
I continue to love the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin. It's one of the more approachable vintages out there, which is very much in the style of this early maturing vintage. A huge perfume of black and blue fruits, violets, Asian spices, licorice, and garrigue all flow to a full-bodied, deep, beautifully concentrated 2011 that has sweet tannins, a rounded, sexy texture, and a gr…