Hommage a Jacques Perrin

In the glass

Aroma: black olive tapenade, smoked meat, wild herbs, violet, dark spice

Palate: blackberry, espresso, iron, bittersweet chocolate, mineral depth

Mourvedre-dominant prestige cuvee made in exceptional years only; extraordinary iron, meat, and herb complexity with massive structure and decades of ageing potential.

What it pairs with

• Roasted leg of lamb with black olive tapenade
  The wine's olive and iron notes are a direct echo of the dish.
• Venison with juniper berry sauce
  Wild game demands the depth and iron spine of Mourvedre.
• Truffle-crusted beef fillet
  Concentration and structure hold their own against truffle and red meat.

How to serve Hommage a Jacques Perrin

Allow 95 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 90 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 16-18°C. Cellar temperature (16-18°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a large Bordeaux-style glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Roasted leg of lamb with black olive tapenade, Venison with juniper berry sauce, Truffle-crusted beef fillet. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Created by the Perrin family in memory of patriarch Jacques Perrin (first vintage 1989), produced only in exceptional years from the estate's oldest Mourvedre vines.

1. 1989: First vintage of Hommage a Jacques Perrin, named after patriarch Jacques Perrin
2. 1994: Second release; production established as exceptional-year only

Facts

Producer

Chateau de Beaucastel · visiting guide

Grapes

Mourvedre (60%), Grenache (20%), Syrah (10%), Counoise (10%)

Classification

Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Oak

18 months in large French oak foudres

ABV

15.0%

Price

EUR 250-450 at retail

Drinking window

10-40 from vintage

First vintage

1989

Biodynamic

Demeter Certified

Organic

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