Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2016

Chateau de Beaucastel from Chateauneuf-du-Pape in the Southern Rhone produces some of the region's most famous wines with the Grand Cuvee Hommage a Jacques Perrin being particularly sought.

Review

"The flagship is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, 75% Mourvèdre 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 fist in a velvet glove.” It's a heavenly, perfect wine that's going to live for 30-50 years." - 100pts - Jeb Dunnuck