Chateau de Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2001 Magnum

Robert ParkerI found this bottle of 2001 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage À Jacques Perrin to be slightly behind a recent bottle from my cellar. Nevertheless, it was perfumed and surprisingly open, with gorgeous cedar, charcuterie, truffle, blackberry and currant-like fruit all soaring from the glass. Full-bodied, seamless and supple, with its tannin, fruit and acidity perfectly balanced, it’s just now on the cusp of moving from its adolescent stage into the early stages of maturity. Give bottles another 3-5 years and enjoy over the following couple of decades. The blend here is the classic, foudre-aged mix of 60% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, 10% Counoise, and 10% Syrah.

Jeb DunnuckThis bottle of 2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin was amazingly accessible, seamless, and stunning. Packed with cassis, blackberry, meat and spice aromas on the nose, this has fabulous depth and precision. The palate is full-bodied and with an open, perfect, seamless texture that is simply silk. It's massively concentrated, but the purity, precision, and just sheer drinkability are amazing. This finishes with subtle tannins on the long finish.

Vinous(a blend of 60% mourvedre, 20% grenache, 10% syrah and 10% counoise) Saturated ruby-red. Highly complex, very primary, inky nose hints at blackberry, black cherry, licorice, spicecake and tree bark; dominated by the mourvedre. Then dense, thick and sappy in the mouth, with brooding black fruit and mineral flavors and superb precision. Hints of meat and leather lurk, but, like the regular release, this is extremely backward and dominated by dark fruits. Offers superb thickness without any excess weight, and a wonderfully seamless, elegant texture. Finishes extremely long, with very fine tannins. A unique critter: a Chateauneuf du Pape with just 20% grenache. Likely to develop in bottle for two decades or more.