Chateau De Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin

FRANCE: RHONE VALLEY -SOUTHERN - CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE

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The 2003 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin has turned out even better than I thought last year. Black purple to the rim, with an extraordinary nose of smoke, camphor, blackberry, cassis, sweet cherry, white flowers, licorice, and Chinese black tea, the wine has superb richness, huge tannins, massive concentration, and a monster finish. 95 pts Wine Advocate (2003)

Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin

FRANCE: RHONE VALLEY -SOUTHERN - CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE

WA98Size1.5LVintage2004SKU7202

The potentially perfect 2004 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin has turned out to be just an amazing wine and one of the profound examples of this cuvee the Perrins have produced. It certainly has all the power, density, and richness of the great years, but there is almost a surreal elegance and lightness for a wine this powerful and dense. Almost difficult to describe, the gorgeous multi-layered texture, and the heavenly perfume of smoked meats, flowers, blueberries, blackberries, creosote, and truffles is a knock-out. 98 pts Wine Advocate (2004)