Château de Beaucastel

Hommage à Jacques Perrin Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

9.517 ratings
9.58 pro ratings
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Red Rhone Blend
Tomato-Based, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Onion, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Pork, Beef
Top Notes For
Shay A
9.5

One of the bottles I provided for a co-hosting with Mark at the City Club wine group. Poured alongside Mark’s 2012 Oakville Winegrowers mag.

En mag. I was curious to see how this showed upon opening, and it unsurprisingly needed a quick decant to blow off some funk. As a blind pour, it’s tough to get to Mourvèdre heavy in profile, but it absolutely is what makes older CdP so magical. Beautiful faint ruby in the glass. A bit leathery and maybe even a small hint of brett, but then it evolved to show potpourri, spiced red and black fruits and garrique. In the glass, the expected savory notes come out with smoked meat, gaminess, black pepper baked-rhubarb, little bit of truffle. Elegant. Good acidity. Delicious finish!

One of the bottles I provided for a co-hosting with Mark at the City Club wine group. Poured alongside Mark’s 2012 Oakville Winegrowers mag.

En mag. I was curious to see how this showed upon opening, and it unsurprisingly needed a quick decant to blow off some funk. As a blind pour, it’s tough to get to Mourvèdre heavy in profile, but it absolutely is what makes older CdP so magical. Beautiful faint ruby in the glass. A bit leathery and maybe even a small hint of brett, but then it evolved to show potpourri, spiced red and black fruits and garrique. In the glass, the expected savory notes come out with smoked meat, gaminess, black pepper baked-rhubarb, little bit of truffle. Elegant. Good acidity. Delicious finish!

Apr 20th, 2023
Shawn R

Cork was in perfect condition. Garnet color in the glass. Mint, barnyard and pepper on the nose. Very intense yet defined and focused. Soft and supple tannins, perfectly balanced and shows no sign of leaving. Soft defined mouthfeel, not heavy, that transitions into flavors of lush blueberries, roasted coffee, herbs and pepper. Closes out with a finish that other wines dream of, layers of crushed red and black fruit, with a undercurrent of smoke. @Jennifer Saxby

Cork was in perfect condition. Garnet color in the glass. Mint, barnyard and pepper on the nose. Very intense yet defined and focused. Soft and supple tannins, perfectly balanced and shows no sign of leaving. Soft defined mouthfeel, not heavy, that transitions into flavors of lush blueberries, roasted coffee, herbs and pepper. Closes out with a finish that other wines dream of, layers of crushed red and black fruit, with a undercurrent of smoke. @Jennifer Saxby

Aug 15th, 2016
Cameron Russell

Sommelier/Educator BW Wine Group

9.6

Beautifully structured and framed! delicious!

Beautifully structured and framed! delicious!

Feb 9th, 2015
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

Corked

Corked

Oct 11th, 2014
John Hubbell

Great bottle great event. Celebrating Sugar plum faries

Great bottle great event. Celebrating Sugar plum faries

Dec 13th, 2015
Kristina P.

Magnum

Magnum

Jun 11th, 2015
Gen Miyazawa

これはビヨンセばりのバワフルさ!本田さん、有難うございます!

これはビヨンセばりのバワフルさ!本田さん、有難うございます!

Jan 22nd, 2015
Matt

Matt had this 2 years ago

Matt had this 2 years ago

Jan 2nd, 2023
Nick Apone

Nick had this 5 years ago

Nick had this 5 years ago

Aug 22nd, 2019
Eileen Hallmark

Eileen had this 10 years ago

Eileen had this 10 years ago

Jan 12th, 2015