Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin Beaucastel 1995

Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin 1995 is a full-bodied red wine from the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation of the southern Rhône Valley. Château de Beaucastel is one of the oldest and finest estates in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. 1989 saw the debut release of the flagship wine, Hommage à Jacques Perrin, which is only made in the best years and has production of around 350 cases on average. On the 1995. "I like the 1995 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin considerably more than the 1994, but they’re both largely in the same style aromatically, yet the tannins here are more polished and ripe. A blend of 70% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah, 10% Grenache, and the rest Counoise brought up in foudre, it offers a full-bodied, ripe, yet always slightly austere style as well as classic Beaucastel gamey, meaty wildness in its ripe dark fruits, black olive, pepper, and garrigue aromas and flavours. This is classic, old school, focused, structured Châteauneuf all the way. It’s fully mature yet has another decade of longevity." Jeb Dunnuck, 2019