In Bond Fine Wine. 2024 Perrin CDP Beaucastel Rouge, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France. Red Rhone in 1x300cl. Top critic score: 99/100 (JS). Drinking window: 2027+. 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
James Suckling (JS) — 99/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 2026-09-12 · Drink 2027+
The perfume is spectacular with rose petal, cinnamon, raspberry and blueberry yet always so subtle. It's medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and a seamless texture. It's 14% alcohol. The counoise whole cluster is opening up this wine with 10% counoise, 30% mourvedre, 30% grenache, 5% syrah, 5% cinsault, 10% other reds and 10% whites. The roussanne is fermented with mourvedre, the syrah with bou…