In Bond Fine Wine. 2012 Perrin, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France. Red Rhone in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 99/100 (JD). Drinking window: 2023–2052. 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) — 99/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/10/2014
The wine of the vintage is the Perrin's 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, and it will most likely merit a perfect rating in another couple of years. Full-bodied, massive and layered on the palate, with awesome purity and freshness, it delivers incredible aromatics of beef blood, truffle, graphite, iron and black and blue fruits. Given all of the fruit and texture, you almost have…
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 99/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 14/06/2019 · Drink 2023-2052
The wine of the vintage is the Perrins' 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, which has a classic, sexy, accessible style yet is also going to age beautifully. Massive amounts of smoked black fruits, ground pepper, iodine, truffle, and bloody meat all emerge from this inky colored behemoth. With full body, building tannins, no hard edges, and a rock star of a finish, it's primary and…