Château de Beaucastel : Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2014

The perfect balance of a legendary Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine

The estate

An emblematic figure 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 bring back the cultivation of mourvèdre, an emblematic Rhône grape variety. With a unique style and an extraordinary taste signature, the Hommage à Jacques Perrin cuvée embodies the perfect terroir-grape variety harmony sought by Jacques Perrin as well as the very definition of a Grand Vin.

The wine

Legendary Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine, the Hommage à Jacques Perrin cuvée from Château de Beaucastel is among the greatest wines in the world. It brilliantly embodies the Perrin Family's credo "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

A mild and very rainy winter precedes a spring whose warm and dry conditions favour a beautiful flowering. The summer is marked by an alternation of rainy episodes and sunny days. Faced with this high humidity, the estate's teams redouble their efforts to prevent diseases and sanitize the vineyard, thus avoiding the risks of water stress. The veraison is homogeneous. From the beginning of September, an Indian summer sets in with ideal climatology to refine the maturities. The health status of the vineyard is excellent and the grapes harvested at full maturity suggest a high-quality vintage.

Blend

Mourvèdre.

Characteristics and tasting advice for the Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2014 cuvée from Château de Beaucastel

Tasting

Colour
Bright, the colour is a beautiful ruby.

Nose
The nose reveals an intense fruity expression.

Palate
In a perfectly harmonious power, the palate seduces with its roundness and amplitude that coat the palate with tasty sensations highlighting the finesse of the melted and elegant tannins. The acidity of the fruit beautifully balances the sapid creaminess of the matter. A true success of its vintage, the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2014 follows in the footsteps of the 2001, 2020 and 2012 vintages that feed the legend of the appellation.