Château de Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2013
Red
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
8.2
WineSaint
Outrageously concentrated yet refined, with inky black fruit, exotic spices and graphite minerality building powerfully. Massive structure anchored by ripe, broad tannins that will need years to integrate. A brooding powerhouse built for the long haul. Drink 2025-2055.
black fruitexotic spicesgraphiteminerality
Label
Château de Beaucastel
→Beaucastel is one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape's benchmark estates, long associated with Mourvèdre-driven reds of unusual density and age-worthiness, and whites built substantially on Roussanne.