Chateauneuf du Pape Chateau de Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2016

Lobenberg: Unheimlich opulent und dicht, hyper-konzentriert und vieldimensional, ein Erlebnis der besonderen Art. Was dabei fast noch mehr imponiert, ist seine zugleich fast burgundische Feinheit, seine seidige Finesse. Dazu eine großartige, salzige Mineralität, Steinsalz, Trüffel und gebratenes Fleisch in dichtem Kirsch - Brombeer- Blaubeersaft mit knackiger Säure. Irgendwie zwischen Richebourg, Chateauneuf und einem grandiosen Cote Rotie. Jung noch total verschlossen, ein Langläufer und einer der größten Weine Frankreichs und der Welt. 100/100

-- Parker: Tasted three weeks after bottling, I couldn't quite bring myself to give the elusive three-digit score to this admittedly super wine. Perhaps once the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin has been in bottle a bit longer, as Mourvèdre seems to go into a bit of a funk when recently bottled. For now, it's merely profound, packing in savory, mossy nuances, hints of exotic dried spices like star anise and cardamom and layers of rich, plummy fruit that manage to be full-bodied and deliciously intense without being weighty or overwrought. Creamy, lush, intense and long, it's a tdf (tour de force) in CdP. 99+/100

-- Jeb Dunnuck: The flagship is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, 75% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah, 10% Grenache, and the rest Counoise, brought up all in foudre. Blueberries, Peking duck, new saddle leather, black cherries, scorched earth, and an incredible sense of minerality all flow to a massive, concentrated, pure, perfectly balanced 2016 that is a prime example of the old saying, “an iron fist in a velvet glove.” It's a heavenly, perfect wine that's going to live for 30-50 years. 100/100

-- Suckling: A more savory, moody, strong expression. Deeply rich nose with minerals, flowers, wild herbs, tar, toasted spices and pepper. The dark berries have a smoky edge. Minerally edge, too, thanks to the 60 per cent mourvèdre. The palate has glossy, ripe and super-fine tannins in sheets. Deep-set, dark plums and blueberries in the finish. Noble tannins. Age-worthy. 100/100