In Bond Fine Wine. 2016 Perrin, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France. Red Rhone in 3x75cl. Drinking window: 2020–2052. 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
Joe Czerwinski (JC) — 98–100/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 31/10/2017 · Drink 2020-2050
I tasted the base - from the estate's oldest Mourv'dre - of what will become the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin. Expectations were high, and they were fully met by this wine, which packs in incredible intensity, rich tannins and a finish that doesn't quit. This is a wine that will certainly live for many decades.
James Suckling (JS) — 100/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 29/08/2018
A more savory, moody, strong expression. Deeply rich nose with minerals, flowers, wild herbs, tar, toasted spices and pepper. The dark berries have a smoky edge. Minerally edge, too, thanks to the 60 per cent mourv'dre. The palate has glossy, ripe and super-fine tannins in sheets. Deep-set, dark plums and blueberries in the finish. Noble tannins. Age-worthy.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 100/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 28/08/2018 · Drink 2022-2052
The flagship is the 2016 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, 75% Mourv'dre and 10% Syrah, 10% Grenache, and the rest Counoise, brought up all in foudre. Blueberries, Peking duck, new saddle leather, black cherries, scorched earth, and an incredible sense of minerality all flow to a massive, concentrated, pure, perfectly balanced 2016 that is a prime example of the old saying, 'an iron f…