Chateau de Beaucastel "Hommage a Jacques Perrin" Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2010

RP99
JD98

rafted only in exceptional vintages, Hommage à Jacques Perrin represents the pinnacle of Chateau de Beaucastel’s winemaking legacy. The 2010 vintage is a powerful and profound expression of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, honoring Jacques Perrin’s dedication to authenticity, tradition, and terroir.

This rare cuvée showcases an extraordinary concentration of old-vine Mourvèdre, blended with Syrah, Grenache, and Counoise, creating a wine of remarkable depth and complexity. In the glass, it reveals an opaque ruby hue, with aromas of blackcurrant, wild herbs, smoked meat, licorice, and graphite. The palate is intense yet graceful, offering layers of dark plum, blackberry compote, truffle, and savory garrigue, framed by firm but silky tannins and a lingering mineral finish.

Structured for longevity, the 2010 vintage has the power to evolve beautifully over decades, making it a collector’s treasure and one of the finest modern benchmarks of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Tasting Notes

  • Nose: Black fruits, cassis, spice, leather, and Provençal herbs.

  • Palate: Concentrated and velvety, with notes of blackberry, plum, graphite, licorice, and earthy truffle.

  • Finish: Long, structured, and beautifully balanced, with age-worthy tannins.

Winemaking

Sourced from organically farmed old vines, with Mourvèdre as the star variety, the grapes are hand-harvested, fermented traditionally, and aged in oak foudres. Only produced in exceptional vintages, this cuvée exemplifies the estate’s mastery of blending and respect for terroir.

Serving & Pairing

Decant several hours before serving to allow the wine to fully express its complexity. Best enjoyed alongside roasted game, lamb shank, venison, or dishes rich with earthy and herbal flavors.

rafted only in exceptional vintages, Hommage à Jacques Perrin represents the pinnacle of Chateau de Beaucastel’s winemaking legacy. The 2010 vintage is a powerful and profound expression of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, honoring Jacques Perrin’s dedication to authenticity, tradition, and terroir.

This rare cuvée showcases an extraordinary concentration of old-vine Mourvèdre, blended with Syrah, Grenache, and Counoise, creating a wine of remarkable depth and complexity. In the glass, it reveals an opaque ruby hue, with aromas of blackcurrant, wild herbs, smoked meat, licorice, and graphite. The palate is intense yet graceful, offering layers of dark plum, blackberry compote, truffle, and savory garrigue, framed by firm but silky tannins and a lingering mineral finish.

Structured for longevity, the 2010 vintage has the power to evolve beautifully over decades, making it a collector’s treasure and one of the finest modern benchmarks of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Tasting Notes

  • Nose: Black fruits, cassis, spice, leather, and Provençal herbs.

  • Palate: Concentrated and velvety, with notes of blackberry, plum, graphite, licorice, and earthy truffle.

  • Finish: Long, structured, and beautifully balanced, with age-worthy tannins.

Winemaking

Sourced from organically farmed old vines, with Mourvèdre as the star variety, the grapes are hand-harvested, fermented traditionally, and aged in oak foudres. Only produced in exceptional vintages, this cuvée exemplifies the estate’s mastery of blending and respect for terroir.

Serving & Pairing

Decant several hours before serving to allow the wine to fully express its complexity. Best enjoyed alongside roasted game, lamb shank, venison, or dishes rich with earthy and herbal flavors.

Ratings

RP99
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"No such issue exists with the perfect 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin. I don't know what more a wine could offer. Inky blue/purple, with an extraordinary nose of smoked duck, grilled steaks, Provencal herbs, blackberries, blueberries, kirsch, licorice and truffle, enormously massive, concentrated, full-bodied and built for 30-50 years of cellaring, this wine, which is dominated by its Mourvedre component, is a tour de force, a spectacular, world-class wine. It is going to require some patience, though, and seems to need 4-5 years of cellaring. It should again be almost ageless in its potential."

JD98
Jeb Dunnuck

"Tight, dense and backward, the 2010 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage À Jacques Perrin was one of the least approachable wines in the lineup, yet certainly has incredible potential. Offering lots of liquid minerality, crushed rock, blueberry, truffle and cassis, it’s massive and concentrated on the palate, with building tannin, good acidity and a firm, focused feel that begs for cellaring. Hide these in the cellar for another decade. Drink: 2025-2060."

Product Detail

Size 750 mL
Producer Chateau De Beaucastel Wine
Vintage 2010
Country France
Region Rhone
Sub Region Chateauneuf du Pape
Alcohol Percentage 13.5