2020 Chateau de Beaucastel - Hommage a Jacques Perrin - Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Decanter.com – 98 pts – GH: *Gorgeous florality on the nose, fresh rose petals and sweet red fruits, so beguiling and tempting. Beautiful fragranced fruit on the palate, the roses really continue all the way, edging the fruit and giving the palate such scent. Tannins are smooth and well integrated and this has a gorgeous texture, full and generous but silky smooth and so delectable. Excellent acidity gives freshness and energy and underpins the flavours giving a lovely hit of spiced liquorice, caramelised nuts and cola cubes. Feels really well worked, intense and concentrated but excellent definition and focus. A stylish and seductive wine. Hold onto for a few years. 5% Counoise completes the blend.* - 07/2022

WeinWisser – 19,5/20 pts - TB: *Der Hommage à Jacques Perrin ist einer der großen Klassiker aus Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Es ist die Selektion von den ältesten Rebstöcken des Château de Beaucastel. Der überragende Jahrgang 2020 besteht aus 75% Mourvèdre, je 10% Syrah und Grenache sowie 5% Cinsault. Leuchtende, massive Farbe. Er verfügt über ein offensiv ansprechendes, enorm weit aufgefächertes Duftbild mit grandioser Tiefe und Feinheit, extrem verdichtet und dabei likörigfrisch. Darin finden sich endlose Garrigue- Würze (südfranzösisches Heidekraut), Kirschlikör, frische, rote Beeren sowie frische Küchenkräuter. Weit und engmaschig-feinkörnig präsentiert sich der Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2020 glasklar und differenziert im Mund, mit grandioser Rasse und Frische, einer endlos erscheinenden Aromenfülle und verblüffender Klarheit, ganz detailliert und ewig lang, bis tief in den Nachhall hinab. Seine feine, cremige Textur zeugt von noblen Gerbstoffen und einem langen, salzigen Finale. Ein ganz großer Hommage à Jacques Perrin von Beaucastel. 14,5 Vol.-%.* - 06/2022

JancisRobinson.com – 18,5+/20pts – TP: *75% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 5% Counoise. Harvested on 26 August. Mid to deep in colour, the nose is wild and highly aromatic, offering pepper, violet, leather and game, together with fresh dark fruit. The palate is deep and multi-dimensional. The Mourvèdre-led blend is structured, dense and impressively fresh. Floral is a term seldom used in this hot part of France, yet here the higher tones are admirable and offset the deeper, richer black fruit. Very long and spiced on the finish.* - 09/2022

Vinous.com – 98 pts – NG: *The 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin is a monumental effort. It dazzles with pristine aromas of rose water, crushed violets, red and black cherry, blueberry, forest strawberry, licorice, dried lavender, bay leaves, sage, black olive and cardamom. Firmly formed like a skyscraper, the wine continuously builds on the palate, exposing layer upon layer of jewel-like fruit. As the taste develops, pixelated tannins enter the scene, adding to the wine's seamless mouthfeel. Despite the elevated flavor concentration, the wine is so light on its feet that tasting it is an almost ethereal moment. Kudos to César Perrin and his team for making one of the wines of the vintage.* - 04/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 99 pts – JL: *Flowers, wet earth, blue fruit, licorice and dark red fruits are all over the place on the nose and palate. The wine is intense, powerful and concentrated, yet light on its feet. There is grace, elegance, and balance, with a chewy, meaty, peppery, chalky edge in the finish that holds your attention for at least 60 seconds. The wine blends 75% Mourvedre and equal amounts of Grenache and Syrah. The blend of the 2020 represents the highest percentage of Mouvedre ever used in Hommage, going all the way back to 1989. Picking on the Mouvedre began October 15, which is also the latest picking date for the Mourvedre. Like all the great vintage of Hommage, this is a wine for patient collectors as you need to give it at least 10 years of aging, and 20 would be even better! Drink from 2030-2060.* - 01/2023