Château de Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2018

Red
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
9.3
WineSaint

Rich and brooding, with layers of blackberry liqueur, crushed herbs and dark chocolate building powerfully. The palate shows impressive density. Cassis and plum alongside cedar, graphite and warm spice. Massive structure demands extended cellaring, but the fruit concentration is superb. Built for decades.

blackberry liqueurdark chocolatecassiscedar
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.