Château de Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2000

The 2000 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage À Jacques Perrin (60% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, 10% Counoise, and 10% Syrah) was singing! Open, upfront, sexy and seamless, with awesome notes of saddle leather, Provencal herbs, barnyard, spice and licorice-soaked black cherry and sweet cassis, it hit the palate with full-bodied richness, no hard edges, and an unctuous, heavenly texture. Reminding me of the 1990, yet perhaps just slightly less intense, this is a profound effort that will drink nicely for another two decades or more. Drink Date: 2015-2040. Score - 98. (Jeb Dunnuck, robertparker.com, Feb. 27, 2015 ) 1500 mL bottle