2022 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Grand Cuvee Hommage a Jacques Perrin

Characteristics and tasting advice for Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2022 from Château de Beaucastel

Tasting

Color

The wine is adorned with a dense, almost black, purple color.

Nose

Deep nose combining ripe fruits, violet, licorice, and noble spices.

Palate

In the mouth, richness, depth, and freshness balance with elegance, carried by silky tannins. The 90-year-old vines confer wisdom and complexity to this great wine. An exceptional vintage, both intense, refined, and timeless.

An iconic red wine from Châteauneuf-du-Pape combining refinement and vivacity

The property

An emblematic character of the Rhône Valley who was at the head of the Perrin family estates until 1978 and of the iconic Château de Beaucastel, Jacques Perrin established himself as a free and visionary figure in the wine world. A pioneer, he initiated organic farming in the 60s and biodynamics from 1974. He also decided to promote the cultivation of Mourvèdre, an emblematic Rhone grape variety. With a unique style and an extraordinary taste signature, the Hommage à Jacques Perrin cuvée embodies the perfect terroir-variety harmony sought by Jacques Perrin as well as the very definition of a Grand Vin.

The wine

Legendary wine from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Hommage à Jacques Perrin from Château de Beaucastel is among the greatest wines in the world. It brilliantly embodies the credo of the Perrin Family "A Grand Vin is emotion and civilization, a myth that endures beyond time". The first vintage of this prestigious cuvée was born in 1989. Produced in very limited quantities, the Hommage à Jacques Perrin cuvée comes from a unique terroir of rolled pebbles on clay-limestone and silty soils in an exceptional vineyard located at the northern limit of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, in the Rhône Valley.

The vintage

2022 was marked by extreme weather conditions, with a very dry and warm winter and spring, promoting impeccable health of the vines. Despite uneven volumes depending on the plots, the quality of the grapes proved to be excellent, with beautiful aromatic complexity. The harvest began early, on August 19, under good conditions. Some rains in September required a light sorting without altering the quality of the berries.

Blend

Mourvèdre (60%), Syrah (20%) and Grenache (20%).