2021 Hommage a Jacques Perrin DMG

The 2021 Hommage a Jacques Perrin is composed of 75% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 10% Grenache, and 5% Counoise. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, it pops from the glass with expressive notes of baked black plums, boysenberry preserves, and fruitcake, followed by hints of tar, black pepper, garrigue, and fragrant soil. The full-bodied palate delivers multilayered fruit with impressive grace, featuring fine-grained tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long with a peppery lift.
97/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent

Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2021 (Châteauneuf-du-Pape; 75% Mourvèdre; 10% Syrah; 10% Grenache; 5% Counoise; 14.5% alcohol; certified organic). Elegant and subtle with a beautiful dark-shaded florality (in contrast to the white flowers of La Chapelle). Peonies. Violets. Rose petals. There’s a lovely raspberry fruited purity to this too. So precise and pure and fresh. Exquisite. Hommage à Jacques Perrin is often difficult to appreciate at this early stage but not here. So lithe and pure and tender, with great eloquence and clarity and beautifully svelte tannins. I love the return of the florality and the green tea leafy-ness on the finish.
97/100 Colin Hay; The Drinks Business

One of the original big name French wines on the Place de Bordeaux, now joined by many others but still leading the pack in terms of prestige and quality. Juicy, powerful, seductive, a ton of spice, underbrush, red cherry, bilberry, cumin, toasted oak, incense, powerful liqoruice and cocoa. So much complexity but also so much lightness of touch, just love this wine and its lyricism. Winemaker César Perrin effortlessly handles a vintage that had plenty of challenges.
95/100 Jane Anson