Among the legendary cuvées of the southern Rhône, Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2018 asserts itself as a work of maturity and precision. Crafted by the Perrin Family at the Château de Beaucastel, this release embodies the spirit of great Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines, where the nobility of dominant Mourvèdre unfolds over a terroir of rolled pebbles with clay-limestone and silty matrices. The viticulture is organic, conceived to reveal the site’s expressiveness with honesty and purity. The 2018 vintage, praised for its controlled density, delivers a vibrant wine that combines aromatic depth with calm energy. The bouquet exhales black fruits, violet, liquorice and garrigue, while the palate, ample and silky, finds its balance in structuring freshness and finely chiselled tannins. Rare by nature, this haute couture cuvée has won international praise, with 99/100 Parker and 97/100 Jeb Dunnuck. It speaks to discerning lovers seeking the emotion of a great ageworthy wine, the true voice of a historic terroir and the patina of time on the tasting horizon.

Assemblage et vinification

Built around a forefront Mourvèdre, the blend favours depth, length and a refined mouthfeel. The plots, lying on rolled pebbles that store daytime heat and return it gently at night, sit on clay-limestone and silty soils that impart tension and finesse. Organic viticulture preserves the integrity of the fruit, while careful vinification privileges measured maceration, delicate extraction and clarity of expression. The élevage, conducted patiently at the estate, polishes the material without masking it, sculpts tannins with a noble grain and establishes a unique breath of creaminess and propulsion. Every detail aims for terroir transparency and the construction of a complete wine—concentrated, pure and perfectly shaped.

Notes de dégustation

• Colour : Deep purple with garnet highlights, dense core and sustained brilliance, promising great concentration.
• Nose : Complex and nuanced, blending ripe black fruits, blackberry and blackcurrant, violet, liquorice, sweet pepper, thyme, rosemary and a breath of garrigue, with an elegant balsamic thread.
• Palate : Generous and caressing attack, deep material with a velvety texture. The mid-palate combines controlled power, mouthwatering freshness and fine tannins. Persistent, salivating finish, savoury on sweet spices and dried herbs.

Température de service et conseils

Serve between 16 and 18°C in large Bordeaux or tulip glasses to open the bouquet and give the wine room to unfold. Decanting is recommended to reveal the full aromatic complexity and soften the tannin grain, particularly in the early years of its drinking window. Store bottles on their side, protected from light and temperature variations. The wine will express itself accurately even in its early rounded youth and has a cellaring potential of more than 25 years, gaining harmony, depth and honeyed spice notes over time.

Accords mets et vin

• Starters : pan-seared foie gras, Sarawak pepper, jus reduction, warm brioche.
• Mains : roasted pigeon, concentrated jus and sautéed chanterelles, celeriac purée.
• Game : venison fillet, black-berry jus, creamy polenta.
• Regional cuisine : Navarin Avignonnais, garrigue herbs, reduced jus, confit vegetables.
• Cheeses : aged Comté, matured sheep’s tomme, fully matured pressed-cooked cheeses.

Moments de dégustation

Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2018 is the ideal companion:

• To crown a gastronomic dinner where the cuisine will converse with a great terroir wine.
• In the cellar of a wine collector wishing to follow the evolution of a legendary cuvée.
• As an exceptional gift, a token of rare attention and assured taste.

Caractéristiques

• Name : Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2018, Château de Beaucastel
• Appellation : Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
• Type : Red wine, Fine wines
• Vintage : 2018
• Grape varieties : majority Mourvèdre
• Alcohol : 14.5%
• Ageing : careful estate élevage, aiming for purity and balance
• Volume : 75 cl
• Cellaring : 25 years and more depending on storage conditions
• Service temperature : 16–18°C, decanting recommended