2013 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  3/16/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points

  A 65th Birthday Celebration (Schur House - Riverwoods IL): Decanted for almost an hour before tasting, then re-visited a few times over the next hour. Rich spice of both the savory and sweet variety with black cherry, plum, and liqueur that show wonderful richness with complexity layered together. Very good now with further upside.

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  10/30/2020 - schan109 wrote: 90 Points

  Decant for effectively 16 hours using the decanting machine (so not sure the exact difference for traditional decanting). More open up with loads of fruit, vibrant and bright. Complex is yet to show. This young beauty may still need 10-15 years (if not more) to be ready

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  3/14/2020 - Niagara wrote: 95 Points

  A never-any-buyers-remorse wine. Hommage year in, year out is one of a half dozen you can just count on being exceptional.

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  9/8/2018 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points

  Chateau Beaucastel, Hommage à Jacques Perrin vertical (Zurich): I really liked this wine. A mini version of the 2009. Has both ripenes and structure going for it albeit at a lower level. Aromas are still dominated by dark fruit with barnyard notes taking a back seat. Excellent balance. Give it 2-3 more years for tannins to soften before start drinking it.

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  9/6/2018 - Cailles wrote: 93 Points

  Hommage à Jacques Perrin Vertical (Arvino, Zurich): I initially loved this wine, delicate, round, fine with sweet strawberries and nice complexity with first tertiary aromatics shining through. But it closed down quite quickly and all the drinking fun was gone. While at first we’re taking about a 94-95 experience, it ended up several points below that. Seems better and deeper than the 2014, but clearly weaker than the promising 2015.
  
  TN: Closed down after 60 minutes. Before that clean, medium+ intense nose with red cherries, strawberry candy, slight garrigue and earthy tones. Even more complex on the palate with additional notes of smoke and bacon. Was drinking well with round tannins, well integrated acidity.
  
  Decant: Do not decant it or decant it for a long time (6-8h?). Better just wait 5 years.

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