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Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
The 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin
is a blend of 60% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, 10% Counoise, and 10%
Syrah. Full-bodied, excruciatingly backward, and nearly impenetrable,
it boasts an inky/blue/purple color in addition to a promising nose
of new saddle leather, melted asphalt, camphor, blackberries, smoky,
roasted herbs, and Asian spices. A huge lashing of tannin as well
as a formidable structure result in the antithesis of its more flattering,
forward, and voluptuous sibling, the classic Beaucastel. Readers
lucky enough to come across this cuvee should plan on waiting at
least a decade before it begins to approach adolescence.
Anticipated maturity: '12 - '40. |