The potentially perfect 2004 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin has turned out to be just an amazing wine and one of the profound examples of this cuvee the Perrins have produced. It certainly has all the power, density, and richness of the great years, but there is almost a surreal elegance and lightness for a wine this powerful and dense. Almost difficult to describe, the gorgeous multi-layered texture, and the heavenly perfume of smoked meats, flowers, blueberries, blackberries, creosote, and truffles is a knock-out. In the mouth, it is medium to full-bodied with incredible intensity, purity, and overall symmetry. There's nothing out of place in this remarkable wine, and it seems somewhat approachable already, yet it will no doubt have the uncanny ability to age for 25-40+ years. Robert Parker
Conrad Green
Holy cow., this is very pure and intense but light. Such delicious and resolved fruit. The restraint of the vintage shines though but there’s a purity and essence here. Great stuff
Holy cow., this is very pure and intense but light. Such delicious and resolved fruit. The restraint of the vintage shines though but there’s a purity and essence here. Great stuff
9.6Severn Goodwin
Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Chateauneuf du Pape; 5 October 2023 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY
Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Chateauneuf du Pape; 5 October 2023 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY
9.2Eduardo Bolaños
Sommelier Terroni Downtown LA
2004. A touch of VA
2004. A touch of VA
9.2Kevin Sidders
President VinConnect
From magnum. Drinking absolutely beautifully. More nuanced and complex (and less powerful and concentrated) than I would have expected. In a great spot now but decades of life ahead. Just wonderful stuff.
From magnum. Drinking absolutely beautifully. More nuanced and complex (and less powerful and concentrated) than I would have expected. In a great spot now but decades of life ahead. Just wonderful stuff.
9.5Cortney Lease
2004 Hommage Chateauneuf du Pape
2004 Hommage Chateauneuf du Pape
Mark Grammer
Great bouquet with lots of candy apple. Very well integrated with a silky smooth finish. Could last another 10 years easily.
Great bouquet with lots of candy apple. Very well integrated with a silky smooth finish. Could last another 10 years easily.
9.5Colin O'Neill
Step off I'm doing the hump
Step off I'm doing the hump
9.6Kit H
More egregious than all the others.
More egregious than all the others.
Julie Færch
19/6-14, AK
19/6-14, AK
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