2019 Chateau de Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin

100 POINTS

Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Marvelously complex, deeply fruited and massively concentrated yet wonderfully drinkable, the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin challenges the number of superlatives that can be thrown at it. Scents of violets, tree bark, truffle, purple raspberries and blackberries all appear on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is rich, dense and velvety, and the finish shows enormous richness and length. Breathtaking stuff.

98 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff

Dark ruby garnet, purple reflections, discreet rim brightening. Smoky-spicy, black berry fruit, delicate liquorice, fine wood savouriness, dark minerality. Complex, tightly meshed, taut, some coffee, fine supporting tannins, chocolaty finish, great length, nougat in the echo, certain ageing potential, still somewhat reserved, nevertheless already somewhat drinkable.

98 POINTS

Matt Walls - Decanter

Aromatically lifted, strongly showing the floral, violet, dimension of Mourvèdre. Very silky and stylish, luxurious but not opulent. Ripe, with great tannic finesse, amply weighted, but more a vintage about finesse than power. Very well balanced, almost drinkable already. It will age on its balance, not for as long as some recent vintages perhaps, but that's of no great consequence – it’s still an exceptional wine. Around 60% of the blend comes from old-vine Mourvèdre from their Courrieux vineyard. Grapes are destemmed, fermented in tronconic wooden vats using natural yeasts after a brief cold maceration, with regular punching down.

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Josh Raynolds - Vinous

Glass-staining ruby. A deeply perfumed bouquet features black raspberry, cherry liqueur, boysenberry, exotic spice and floral scents that show outstanding definition and smoky mineral lift. Sweet and penetrating in the mouth, offering wonderfully concentrated black and blue fruit preserve, violet pastille, spicecake and savory herb flavors that possess unlikely vivacity for their depth. The strikingly long, floral- and spice-driven finish is shaped by steadily building tannins that play nicely with the wine's intense fruit.