Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2016

100 POINTS

James Suckling

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 mourvèdre. The palate has glossy, ripe and super-fine tannins in sheets. Deep-set, dark plums and blueberries in the finish. Noble tannins. Age-worthy.

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Peter Moser - Falstaff

Dark ruby, purple reflections, subtle brightening on the rim. Blackberryish fruit, notes of sour cherries, blackberries, liquorice, tobacco nuances, delicate floral nuances, in the background some fresh orange zest and sea buckthorn. Juicy, elegant, ripe red cherries, peppery touch, integrated tannins, fresh acidity, very salty and carried by a lively acidity, lemony and red berryish, chalky touch in the aftertaste, very good length, full of finesse and long lasting, needs a few more years to mature.

99 POINTS

Matt Walls - Decanter

A tasting of the Courrieux vineyard, a single parcel of Mourvèdre planted in 1909 that always makes up around 70% of the blend. It's a wine that makes you inhale deeply. It has a wonderful, regal, stunning nose of violets, blueberries, and blackcurrant almost. It's seamless on the palate, with some camphor, menthol and rosemary notes to the fruit. There's sublime freshness, and the tannins are full and dense but very ripe. A mouthfilling, mouth coating and very intense wine, with a saline finish. Potentially worthy of a perfect score.

99 POINTS

Matt Walls - Decanter

A tasting of the Courrieux vineyard, a single parcel of Mourvèdre planted in 1909 that always makes up around 70% of the blend. It's a wine that makes you inhale deeply. It has a wonderful, regal, stunning nose of violets, blueberries, and blackcurrant almost. It's seamless on the palate, with some camphor, menthol and rosemary notes to the fruit. There's sublime freshness, and the tannins are full and dense but very ripe. A mouth-filling, mouth coating and very intense wine, with a saline finish. Potentially worthy of a perfect score.

98 POINTS

Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Tasted three weeks after bottling, I couldn't quite bring myself to give the elusive three-digit score to this admittedly super wine. Perhaps once the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin has been in bottle a bit longer, as Mourvèdre seems to go into a bit of a funk when recently bottled. For now, it's merely profound, packing in savory, mossy nuances, hints of exotic dried spices like star anise and cardamom and layers of rich, plummy fruit that manage to be full-bodied and deliciously intense without being weighty or overwrought. Creamy, lush, intense and long, it's a tdf (tour de force) in CdP.

98 POINTS

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

Dense, concentrated, inky purple/red colour. Amazing concentration and density of bouquet: rich black fruits, spices, licorice and espresso coffee. Lush palate, dense and massive but soft tannins and fleshy, layered and mouth-filling. Sweet plush fruit and great structure to match. The finish is very clean, balanced and long. An astonishing wine with a huge future.

Richard Hemming MW - JancisRobinson.com

Sample of Mourvèdre which always comes from the same parcel planted in 1909. This is the core of Hommage, making up approximately 70% to be blended with Grenache, Counoise and others.Intense blackberry fruit on the nose with crystalline purity and extremely fine tannic weave on the palate. Such elegance! Has vivid, expert fruit. Stunning. Score: 18.5/20

Jancis Robinson

60% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, 20% Syrah. Deep crimson, from the outstanding vintage for the southern Rhône. Much more intense and focused than most Châteauneuf. Some very obvious sweetness. And then masses of tannin. Decidedly embryonic but with the sweet warmth of a Châteauneuf, albeit in bundled tightly into an iron corset. Score: 17++/20