In Bond Fine Wine. 2013 Perrin, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France. Red Rhone in 6x150cl. Drinking window: 2022–2055. 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, 01/10/2015 · Drink 2025-2055
The 2013 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin is a beast of a wine that's shed most of the baby fat it showed from barrel. A normal blend of 60% Mourv'dre, 20% Grenache, and the rest Syrah and Counoise, this tiny production release has incredible minerality to go with searing black and blue fruits, forest floor, smoked earth and leather. Full-bodied, inky, concentrated and backwards with…
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 97–100/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 01/10/2014 · Drink 2023-2043
The same can be said for the 2013 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, as this insanely impressive barrel sample transcends the vintage. Full-bodied, decadent and layered, with massive concentration and purity, it's loaded with black and blue fruits, violets, truffle, licorice and assorted floral notes. This cuvee always shows fabulous fruit in its youth, and it doesn't start to gain its…
Josh Raynolds (JR) — 95/100 · Vinous, 01/04/2016 · Drink 2022-2030
Dark purple. Ripe cherry, dark berry liqueur and candied licorice on the deeply perfumed nose, lifted by a smoky mineral quality. Broad, sweet and seamless on the palate, offering deeply concentrated black and blue fruit, floral pastille and spicecake flavors and a subtle touch of dark chocolate. Shows superb energy and focus on the finish, which is given shape by slow-building tannins and sharpe…